HTML <basefont> Tag
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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
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
The following information will show you the current browser support for the HTML <basefont> tag. Hover over a browser icon to see the version that first introduced support for this HTML tag.
Browser support for this tag is currently unknown.
Desktop
Tablets & Mobile
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Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019
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