FontFace.family

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This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The FontFace.family property allows the author to get or set the font family of a FontFace object. This is equivalent to the font-family descriptor of @font-face.

Syntax

instanceOfFontFace.family = 'font family name';
var fontFace = instanceOfFontFace.family; // "font family name"

Value

A DOMString.

Example

var fontFace = new FontFace('Roboto', 'url(https://fonts.example.com/roboto.woff2)');
console.log(fontFace.family); // 'Roboto'

fontFace.family = 'newRoboto';
console.log(fontFace.family); // 'newRoboto'

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
CSS Font Loading Module Level 3
The definition of 'family' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial definition

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
family
Experimental
Chrome Full support 35Edge Full support 79Firefox Full support YesIE ? Opera Full support YesSafari Full support 10WebView Android Full support 37Chrome Android Full support 35Firefox Android Full support YesOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS Full support YesSamsung Internet Android Full support 4.0

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Full support
Full support
Compatibility unknown
Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.