font
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The font
CSS shorthand property sets all the different properties of an element's font. Alternatively, it sets an element's font to a system font.
Try it
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-size-adjust
and font-kerning
are also reset to their initial values.
Constituent properties
This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:
Syntax
/* font-size font-family */
font: 1.2em "Fira Sans", sans-serif;
/* font-size/line height font-family */
font: 1.2em/2 "Fira Sans", sans-serif;
/* font-style font-weight font-size font-family */
font: italic bold 1.2em "Fira Sans", sans-serif;
/* font-stretch font-variant font-size font-family */
font: ultra-condensed small-caps 1.2em "Fira Sans", sans-serif;
/* system font */
font: caption;
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:
-
it must include values for:
-
it may optionally include values for:
-
font-style
,font-variant
andfont-weight
must precedefont-size
. -
font-variant
may only specify the values defined in CSS 2.1, that isnormal
andsmall-caps
. -
font-stretch
may only be a single keyword value. -
line-height
must immediately followfont-size
, preceded by "/", like this:16px/3
. -
font-family
must be the last value specified.
Values
<'font-style'>
-
See the
font-style
CSS property. <'font-variant'>
-
See the
font-variant
CSS property. <'font-weight'>
-
See the
font-weight
CSS property. <'font-stretch'>
-
See the
font-stretch
CSS property. <'font-size'>
-
See the
font-size
CSS property. <'line-height'>
-
See the
line-height
CSS property. <'font-family'>
-
See the
font-family
CSS property.
System font values
-
The system font used for captioned controls (e.g., buttons, drop-downs, etc.).
icon
-
The system font used to label icons.
-
The system font used in menus (e.g., dropdown menus and menu lists).
message-box
-
The system font used in dialog boxes.
-
The system font used for labeling small controls.
status-bar
-
The system font used in window status bars.
- Prefixed system font keywords
-
Browsers often implement several more, prefixed, keywords: Gecko implements
-moz-window
,-moz-document
,-moz-desktop
,-moz-info
,-moz-dialog
,-moz-button
,-moz-pull-down-menu
,-moz-list
, and-moz-field
.
Formal definition
Initial value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
---|---|
Applies to | all elements and text. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line . |
Inherited | yes |
Percentages | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
Computed value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
Animation type | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
|
Formal syntax
font =
[ [ <'font-style'> || <font-variant-css2> || <'font-weight'> || <font-width-css3> ]? <'font-size'> [ / <'line-height'> ]? <'font-family'># ] |
<system-family-name>
<font-style> =
normal |
italic |
oblique <angle [-90deg,90deg]>?
<font-variant-css2> =
normal |
small-caps
<font-weight> =
<font-weight-absolute> |
bolder |
lighter
<font-width-css3> =
normal |
ultra-condensed |
extra-condensed |
condensed |
semi-condensed |
semi-expanded |
expanded |
extra-expanded |
ultra-expanded
<font-size> =
<absolute-size> |
<relative-size> |
<length-percentage [0,∞]> |
math
<line-height> =
normal |
<number [0,∞]> |
<length-percentage [0,∞]>
<font-family> =
[ <family-name> | <generic-family> ]#
<system-family-name> =
caption |
icon |
menu |
message-box |
small-caption |
status-bar
<font-weight-absolute> =
normal |
bold |
<number [1,1000]>
<length-percentage> =
<length> |
<percentage>
<family-name> =
<string> |
<custom-ident>+
<generic-family> =
<generic-script-specific> |
<generic-complete> |
<generic-incomplete>
<generic-script-specific> =
generic( kai ) |
generic( fangsong ) |
generic( nastaliq )
<generic-complete> =
serif |
sans-serif |
system-ui |
cursive |
fantasy |
math |
monospace
<generic-incomplete> =
ui-serif |
ui-sans-serif |
ui-monospace |
ui-rounded
Examples
Setting font properties
/* 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;
}
Live sample
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Fonts Module Level 4 # font-prop |
Browser compatibility
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