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BASEFONT
Description
Sets a base font value to be used as the default font when rendering text.
Syntax
<BASEFONT
CLASS=classname
COLOR=color
FACE=font
ID=value
LANG=language
SIZE=n
>
Parameter Description CLASS=classname Class of the tag being defined. This is used to associate a subclassed style sheet with the tag. COLOR=color Color to be used by the font or horizontal rule. For a complete list of colors, see the Internet Explorer color table. FACE=font Current font typeface. ID=value SGML identifier used as the target for hypertext links or for naming particular elements in associated style sheets. Valid ID values must begin with a letter. The underscore character, "_", may be used in the ID name. The ID should be unique throughout the scope of the document. If more than one object with the same identifier exists in a document, a collection of those named items is created that can only be referenced by ordinal position. LANG=language Specifies which language to use in ISO standard language abbreviation form. SIZE=n Font size between 1 and 7 (7 is largest). Remarks
This is an empty element and does not require a closing tag. This element may be used within the BODY tag or the HEAD tag. BASEFONT should appear before any displayed text in the BODY of the document.
Example
<BASEFONT SIZE=3> This sets the base font size to 3. <FONT SIZE=+4> Now the font size is 7. <FONT SIZE=-1> Now the font size is 2.Scripting Object
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