font-family

The font-family attribute indicates which font family will be used to render the text, specified as a prioritized list of font family names and/or generic family names.

Note: As a presentation attribute, font-family can be used as a CSS property. See the css font-family property for more information.

As a presentation attribute, it can be applied to any element but it has effect only on the following eight elements: <altGlyph>, <text>, <textPath>, <tref>, and <tspan>

<svg viewBox="0 0 200 30" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text y="20" font-family="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sans serif</text>
  <text x="100" y="20" font-family="monospace">Monospace</text>
</svg>

Usage notes

Value [ <family-name> | <generic-family> ]#

where
<family-name> = <string> | <custom-ident>+
<generic-family> = serif | sans-serif | cursive | fantasy | monospace
Default value Depends on user agent
Animatable Yes

For a description of the values, please refer to the CSS font-family property.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
CSS Fonts Module Level 4
The definition of 'generic font families' in that specification.		 Working Draft Adds new generic font families, specifically: system-ui, emoji, math, and fangsong.
CSS Fonts Module Level 3
The definition of 'font-family' in that specification.		 Candidate Recommendation No significant change
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition)
The definition of 'font-family' in that specification.		 Recommendation Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
font-familyChrome ? Edge ? Firefox ? IE ? Opera ? Safari ? WebView Android ? Chrome Android ? Firefox Android ? Opera Android ? Safari iOS ? Samsung Internet Android ?

Legend

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See also

Related Topics
  1. SVG Elements
    1. A
      1. <a>
      2. <altGlyph>
      3. <altGlyphDef>
      4. <altGlyphItem>
      5. <animate>
      6. <animateColor>
      7. <animateMotion>
      8. <animateTransform>
    2. B-C
      1. <circle>
      2. <clipPath>
      3. <color-profile>
      4. <cursor>
    3. D
      1. <defs>
      2. <desc>
    4. E
      1. <ellipse>
    5. F
      1. <feBlend>
      2. <feColorMatrix>
      3. <feComponentTransfer>
      4. <feComposite>
      5. <feConvolveMatrix>
      6. <feDiffuseLighting>
      7. <feDisplacementMap>
      8. <feDistantLight>
      9. <feFlood>
      10. <feFuncA>
      11. <feFuncB>
      12. <feFuncG>
      13. <feFuncR>
      14. <feGaussianBlur>
      15. <feImage>
      16. <feMerge>
      17. <feMergeNode>
      18. <feMorphology>
      19. <feOffset>
      20. <fePointLight>
      21. <feSpecularLighting>
      22. <feSpotLight>
      23. <feTile>
      24. <feTurbulence>
      25. <filter>
      26. <font>
      27. <font-face>
      28. <font-face-format>
      29. <font-face-name>
      30. <font-face-src>
      31. <font-face-uri>
      32. <foreignObject>
    6. G
      1. <g>
      2. <glyph>
      3. <glyphRef>
    7. H
      1. <hkern>
    8. I
      1. <image>
    9. J-L
      1. <line>
      2. <linearGradient>
    10. M
      1. <marker>
      2. <mask>
      3. <metadata>
      4. <missing-glyph>
      5. <mpath>
    11. N-P
      1. <path>
      2. <pattern>
      3. <polygon>
      4. <polyline>
    12. Q-R
      1. <radialGradient>
      2. <rect>
    13. S
      1. <script>
      2. <set>
      3. <stop>
      4. <style>
      5. <svg>
      6. <switch>
      7. <symbol>
    14. T
      1. <text>
      2. <textPath>
      3. <title>
      4. <tref>
      5. <tspan>
    15. U
      1. <use>
    16. V-Z
      1. <view>
      2. <vkern>