
The Complete Idiot's HTML Tag Reference
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<FONT>
Specifies the formatting for the text between this tag and its end tag.
Support:
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Notes:
- This tag requires the </FONT> end tag.
- This tag is deprecated. Use the font-family style instead.
Attributes:
- CLASS
= "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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You can specify two or more classes; be sure to separate each class name with a space.
- COLOR
= "Color value"
The color of the text.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
3.0 and later |
1.0 and later |
2.0 and later |
Notes:
- FACE
= "Text"
The typeface of the text.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
1.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
Notes:
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The user must have the specified typeface installed on their system.
- You can specify multiple typefaces, separated by commas.
- If a typeface name includes spaces, you must surround the name with single quotes (e.g., 'Times New Roman').
- This attribute is deprecated.
- ID
= "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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Although you can use letters and numbers for the ID, the first character must be a letter.
- LANG
= "Text"
The language used by the tag's attribute values and text content.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Not supported |
- POINT-SIZE
= Positive integer
The size of the text, in points.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
Not supported |
Not supported |
4.0 and later |
- SIZE
= Positive integer
The relative size of the text.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
3.2 and later |
1.0 and later |
1.0 and later |
Notes:
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Use values between 1 and 7.
- You can also set a size relative to the current <BASEFONT> value by using a plus sign (+) for larger text or a minus sign (-) for smaller text.
- This attribute is deprecated.
- STYLE
= "Text"
The style or styles to use with the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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If you enter multiple style properties, separate each one with a semi-colon (;).
Example:
This is regular text.<BR>
<FONT COLOR="NavyBlue" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Lucida Sans'"
POINT-SIZE=20>
This is formatted text.
</FONT>
How It Looks:
- This is regular text.
This is formatted text.
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