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<BASEFONT>

Sets one or more default font settings that apply to all text between the tag and its end tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
3.2 and later 1.0 and later 1.0 and later
Notes:
  • This tag requires the </BASEFONT> end tag.

  • This tag is deprecated. Use the font-size style instead.
Attributes:
CLASS = "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Notes:

  • 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.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 1.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

FACE = "Text"
The typeface of the text.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 1.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

ID = "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Notes:

  • 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.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 4.0 and later Not supported

SIZE = Positive integer (Required)
The relative size of the text.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
3.2 and later 1.0 and later 1.0 and later

Notes:

  • Use values between 1 and 7. If you need different text sizes, you can use the <FONT> tag's SIZE attribute to set a relative size 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.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Notes:

  • If you enter multiple style properties, separate each one with a semi-colon (;).

Example:
Regular text
<BASEFONT SIZE=4>
This text appears as font size 4.
</BASEFONT>
How It Looks:
Regular text This text appears as font size 4.

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