HTML <font> Tag

This tag is deprecated in HTML 4.01 and not supported in HTML5, use CSS font property.

Description

The <font> HTML element is a container for changing font characteristics such as size, color, and typeface.

Properties

Permitted Parents: Any element that accepts phrasing content
Content: Inline and text
Start/End Tags: Start tag: required, End tag: required

Example

HTML

<font size="3" color="red">This is some text!</font>

<font size="2" color="blue">This is some text!</font>

<font face="verdana" color="green">This is some text!</font>

Result

Attributes

Attribute	Definition
size	Specifies the size of text.
color	Specifies the color of text.
face	Specifies the font of text
dir	Specifies the text direction for the content in an element. Possible Values: rtl (Right to Left) ltr (Left to Right)
class	Specifies a classname for an element.
id	Specifies a unique id for an element.
lang	Specifies a language code for the content in an element.
title	Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip").
style	Specifies an inline style for an element.