Obsolete
This feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.
The obsolete HTMLFontElement
.face
property is a DOMString
that reflects the face
HTML attribute, containing a comma-separated list of one or more font names.
The document text, in the default style, is rendered as the first font face that the client's browser supports. If no font listed is installed on the local system, the browser typically defaults to the proportional or fixed-width font for that system.
The format of the string must follow one of the following HTML microsyntax:
Microsyntax | Description | Examples |
---|---|---|
List of one or more valid font family names | A list of font names, that have to be present on the local system | courier,verdana |
Syntax
faceString = fontObj.face;
fontObj.face = faceString;
Examples
// Assumes there is <font id="f"> element in the HTML var f = document.getElementById("f"); f.face = "arial";
Specifications
- The <font> tag is not supported in HTML5 and as a result neither is
<font>.face
.
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
face | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 22 | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android ? | Chrome Android ? | Firefox Android Full support 22 | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
See also
- The
HTMLFontElement
interface it belongs to.