The font
CSS property is a shorthand for font-style
, font-variant
, font-weight
, font-size
, line-height
, and font-family
. Alternatively, it sets an element's font to a system font.
As with any shorthand property, any individual value that is not specified is set to its corresponding initial value (possibly overriding values previously set using non-shorthand properties). Though not directly settable by font
, the longhands font-stretch
, font-size-adjust
, and font-kerning
are also reset to their initial values.
The font
property may be specified as either a single keyword, which will select a system font, or as a shorthand for various font-related properties.
If font
is specified as a system keyword, it must be one of: caption
, icon
, menu
, message-box
, small-caption
, status-bar
.
If font
is specified as a shorthand for several font-related properties, then:
font-style
, font-variant
and font-weight
must precede font-size
font-variant
may only specify the values defined in CSS 2.1, that is normal
and small-caps
line-height
must immediately follow font-size
, preceded by "/", like this: "16px/3
"font-family
must be the last value specified.<'font-style'>
font-style
CSS property.<'font-variant'>
font-variant
CSS property.<'font-weight'>
font-weight
CSS property.<'font-stretch'>
font-stretch
CSS property.<'font-size'>
font-size
CSS property.<'line-height'>
line-height
CSS property.<'font-family'>
font-family
CSS property.icon
message-box
status-bar
-moz-window
, -moz-document
, -moz-desktop
, -moz-info
, -moz-dialog
, -moz-button
, -moz-pull-down-menu
, -moz-list
, and -moz-field
.[ [ <'font-style'> || <font-variant-css21> || <'font-weight'> || <'font-stretch'> ]? <'font-size'> [ / <'line-height'> ]? <'font-family'> ] | caption | icon | menu | message-box | small-caption | status-bar
/* Set the font size to 12px and the line height to 14px. Set the font family to sans-serif */ p { font: 12px/14px sans-serif } /* Set the font size to 80% of the parent element or default value (if no parent element present). Set the font family to sans-serif */ p { font: 80% sans-serif } /* Set the font weight to bold, the font-style to italic, the font size to large, and the font family to serif. */ p { font: bold italic large serif } /* Use the same font as the status bar of the window */ p { font: status-bar }
<p> Change the radio buttons below to see the generated shorthand and it's effect. </p> <form action="createShortHand()"> <div class="cf"> <div class="setPropCont"> font-style<br/> <input type="radio" id="font-style-none" name="font_style" checked="" value="" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-style-none">none</label><br/> <input type="radio" id="font-style-normal" name="font_style" value="normal" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-style-normal">normal</label><br/> <input type="radio" id="font-style-italic" name="font_style" value="italic" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-style-italic">italic</label><br/> <input type="radio" id="font-style-oblique" name="font_style" value="oblique" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-style-oblique">oblique</label> </div> <div class="setPropCont"> font-variant<br> <input type="radio" id="font-variant-none" name="font_variant" checked="" value=" " onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-variant-none">none</label><br/> <input type="radio" id="font-variant-normal" name="font_variant" value="normal" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-variant-normal">normal</label><br/> <input type="radio" id="font-variant-small-caps" name="font_variant" value="small-caps" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-variant-small-caps">small-caps</label> </div> <div class="setPropCont"> font-weight<br/> <input type="radio" id="font-weight-none" name="font_weight" value="" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-weight-none">none</label><br/> <input type="radio" id="font-weight-normal" checked="" name="font_weight" value="400" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-weight-normal">normal</label><br/> <input type="radio" id="font-weight-bold" name="font_weight" value="700" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-weight-bold">bold</label> </div> <div class="setPropCont"> font-size<br/> <input type="radio" id="font-size-12px" name="font_size" value="12px" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-size-12px">12px</label><br/> <input type="radio" id="font-size-16px" name="font_size" value="16px" checked="" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-size-16px">16px</label><br/> <input type="radio" id="font-size-24px" name="font_size" value="24px" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-size-24px">24px</label> </div> <div class="setPropCont"> line-height<br/> <input type="radio" id="line-height-none" name="line_height" checked="" value="" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="line-height-none">none</label><br/> <input type="radio" id="line-height-1.2" name="line_height" value="/1.2" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="line-height-1.2">1.2</label><br/> <input type="radio" id="line-height-3" name="line_height" value="/3" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="line-height-3">3</label> </div><br/> <div class="setPropCont fontfamily"> font-family<br/> <input type="radio" id="font-family-courier" name="font_family" checked="" value="courier" onchange="setCss(5,'courier')"> <label for="font-family-courier">courier</label><br/> <input type="radio" id="font-family-serif" name="font_family" value="serif" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-family-serif">serif</label><br /> <input type="radio" id="font-family-sans-serif" name="font_family" value="sans-serif" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-family-sans-serif">sans-serif</label><br /> <input type="radio" id="font-family-arial" name="font_family" value="arial" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-family-arial">Arial</label><br /> <input type="radio" id="font-family-monospace" name="font_family" value="monospace" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-family-monospace">monospace</label><br /> <input type="radio" id="font-family-cursive" name="font_family" value="cursive" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-family-cursive">cursive</label><br /> <input type="radio" id="font-family-fantasy" name="font_family" value="fantasy" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-family-fantasy">fantasy</label><br /> <input type="radio" id="font-family-system-ui" name="font_family" value="system-ui" onchange="setCss()"> <label for="font-family-system-ui">system-ui</label><br /> </div> </div> <div class="cf propInputs"> <div class="propInputCont tar"> font : </div> <div class="propInputCont"> <input type="text" class="curCss" id="input_font_style"><br/> font-style <br/> optional </div> <div class="propInputCont"> <input type="text" class="curCss" id="input_font_variant"> <br/> font-variant <br/> optional </div> <div class="propInputCont"> <input type="text" class="curCss" id="input_font_weight"> <br/> font-weight <br/> optional </div> <div class="propInputCont"> <input type="text" class="curCss mandatory" id="input_font_size"> <br/> font-size <br/> mandatory </div> <div class="propInputCont"> <input type="text" class="curCss" id="input_line_height"> <br/> line-height <br/> optional </div> <div class="propInputCont"> <input type="text" class="curCss mandatory" id="input_font_family"> <br/> font-family <br/> mandatory </div> </div> </form> <div class="fontShortHand"> This is some sample text. </div> <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>
body, input { font: 14px arial; overflow: hidden; } .propInputCont { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 5px; width: 80px; } .setPropCont { float: left; margin-right: 5px; width: 120px; } .propInputs, .setPropCont { margin-bottom: 1em; } .curCss { border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid black; text-align: center; width: 80px; } .mandatory { border-bottom-color: red; } .cf:before, .cf:after { content: " "; display: table; } .cf:after { clear: both; } .tar { width: 40px; text-align: right; } .fontfamily { display: inline-block; }
var textAreas = document.getElementsByClassName("curCss"), shortText = "", getCheckedValue, setCss, getProperties, injectCss; getProperties = function () { shortText = getCheckedValue("font_style") + " " + getCheckedValue("font_variant") + " " + getCheckedValue("font_weight") + " " + getCheckedValue("font_size") + getCheckedValue("line_height") + " " + getCheckedValue("font_family"); return shortText; } getCheckedValue = function(radio_name) { oRadio = document.forms[0].elements[radio_name]; for (var i = 0; i < oRadio.length; i++) { if(oRadio[i].checked) { var propInput = "input_" + radio_name, curElemName = "input_" + radio_name, curElem = document.getElementById(curElemName); curElem.value = oRadio[i].value; return oRadio[i].value; } } } setCss = function () { getProperties(); injectCss(shortText); } injectCss = function(cssFragment) { old = document.body.getElementsByTagName("style"); if (old.length > 1) { old[1].parentElement.removeChild(old[1]); } css = document.createElement("style"); css.innerHTML = ".fontShortHand{font: " + cssFragment + "}"; document.body.appendChild(css); } setCss();
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Fonts Module Level 3 The definition of 'font' in that specification. | Candidate Recommendation | Added support for font-stretch values. |
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of 'font-weight' in that specification. | Recommendation | Added support for keywords. |
CSS Level 1 The definition of 'font' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Initial value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
---|---|
Applies to | all elements. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line . |
Inherited | yes |
Percentages | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
Media | visual |
Computed value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
Animation type | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
Canonical order | order of appearance in the formal grammar of the values |
Desktop | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | |
Basic support | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3.5 | 1 |
System fonts | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Support for font-stretch values |
Yes | ? | 43 | ? | ? | ? |
Mobile | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
Basic support | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
System fonts | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Support for font-stretch values |
? | ? | ? | 43 | ? | ? | ? |
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