font
The font CSS property is shorthand for font-family, font-size, font-stretch, font-style, font-variant, font-weight, and line-height.
Syntax
CSS
font: value;
JS
object.style.font = "value";
Values
<'font'> = [ [ <'font-style'> || <'font-variant'> || <'font-weight'> || <'font-stretch'> ]? <'font-size'> [ / <'line-height'> ]? <'font-family'> ] | caption | icon | menu | message-box | small-caption | status-bar
<'font-style'> = normal | italic | oblique <angle>?
normal
Matches against a face that is classified as a normal face, one that is neither italic or obliqued.
italic
Matches against a font that is labeled as an italic face, or an oblique face if one does not exist.
oblique
Controls matching against an oblique face. Positive angles represent a clockwise slant; negative angles represent a counter-clockwise slant.
<angle>
deg
Degrees. There are 360 degrees in a full circle.
grad
Gradians, also known as "gons" or "grades". There are 400 gradians in a full circle.
rad
Radians. There are 2p radians in a full circle.
turn
Turns. There is 1 turn in a full circle.
<'font-variant'> = [normal | small-caps]
none
Sets font-variant-ligatures to none and resets all other font feature properties to their initial value.
normal
Resets all subproperties of font-variant to their inital value.
small-caps
Enables display of small capitals.
<'font-weight'> = <font-weight-absolute> | bolder | lighter
<font-weight-absolute> = [normal | bold | <number>]
normal
Same as 400.
bold
Same as 700.
<number>
Each number indicates a weight that is at least as dark as its predecessor. Only values greater than or equal to 1, and less than or equal to 1000, are valid, and all other values are invalid.
100 - Thin
200 - Extra Light (Ultra Light)
300 - Light
400 - Normal
500 - Medium
600 - Semi Bold (Demi Bold)
700 - Bold
800 - Extra Bold (Ultra Bold)
900 - Black (Heavy)
bolder
Specifies a bolder weight than the inherited value.
lighter
Specifies a lighter weight than the inherited value.
<'font-stretch'> = normal | <percentage> | ultra-condensed | extra-condensed | condensed | semi-condensed | semi-expanded | expanded | extra-expanded | ultra-expanded
normal
100%.
<percentage>
Specifies the percentage using a number followed by a percent sign (%).
ultra-condensed
50%
extra-condensed
62.5%
condensed
75%
semi-condensed
87.5%
semi-expanded
112.5%
expanded
125%
extra-expanded
150%
ultra-expanded
200%
<'font-size'> = <absolute-size> | <relative-size> | <length-percentage>
<absolute-size> = [ xx-small | x-small | small | medium | large | x-large | xx-large ]
<relative-size> = [ larger | smaller ]
<length-percentage> = [ <length> | <percentage> ]
<length>
Specifies the length using a number followed by a unit of measurement.
<percentage>
Specifies the percentage using a number followed by a percent sign (%).
<'line-height'> = normal | <number> | <length> | <percentage> | inherit
normal
Tells user agents to set the used value to a reasonable value based on the font of the element.
<number>
An integer or zero or more decimal digits followed by a dot (.) followed by one or more decimal digits. The first character may be preceded by a sign (- or +). The last character may be succeeded by an exponent (e or E) and an integer.
<length>
Specifies the length using a number followed by a unit of measurement.
<percentage>
Specifies the percentage using a number followed by a percent sign (%).
inherit
Specifies the same value as the parent.
<'font-family'> = [ <family-name> | <generic-family> ]#
<family-name>
The name of a font family.
<generic-family>
A keyword representing a generic font.
caption
The font used for captioned controls.
icon
The font used to label icons.
menu
The font used in menus.
message-box
The font used in dialog boxes.
small-saption
The font used for labeling small controls.
status-bar
The font used in window status bars.