HTML <basefont> Tag
This tag is deprecated in HTML 4.01 and not supported in HTML5, use CSS font property.
Description
The <basefont> HTML element is intended to set the font, size and color of the text by default. The specified values will be used throughout the document with the exception of the <font> element, in which you can override text design options.
Properties
- Permitted Parents
<head>- Content
- None. It is an empty element.
- Start/End Tags
- Start tag: required, End tag: forbidden
Example
<basefont color="#FF0000" face="Helvetica" size="+2" />Attributes
| Attribute | Definition |
|---|---|
| color | Sets the default color for text in a document. |
| face | Sets the default font face for text in a document. |
| size | Sets the default size of the font in a document. |
Global Attributes
None
Event Attributes
None
Browser Support
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| X | X | X | X | X | X |
Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019