FACE Attribute | face Property

Sets or retrieves the current typeface family.

Syntax

HTML	<ELEMENT FACE = sTypeface ... >
Scripting	object.face [ = sTypeface ]

Possible Values

sTypeface

String that specifies the typeface family.

The property is read/write with no default value.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see Dynamic Properties.

Example

This example sets the typeface family using the FACE attribute and the face property.

Sample Code

<FONT FACE="Arial" ID=oFont>
:
<SCRIPT>
    alert(oFont.face + "\n" + "When you click this, the font will change");
    oFont.face = 'Courier';
    alert(oFont.face + "\n" + "The font has changed.");
</SCRIPT>

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Applies To

[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.	BASEFONT, FONT

See Also

font