font-family Attribute | fontFamily Property

Sets or retrieves the name of the font used for text in the object.

Syntax

HTML { font-family: sFamily }

Scripting object.style.fontFamily [ = sFamily ]

HTML	{ font-family: sFamily }
Scripting	object.style.fontFamily [ = sFamily ]

Possible Values

sFamily String that specifies one of the following values:

family-name Any of the available font families supported by the browser (for example, Times, Helvetica, Zapf-Chancery, Western, or Courier).

generic-name Any of the following font families: serif, sans-serif, cursive, fantasy, or monospace.

The property is read/write with the default value set by the browser; the cascading style sheets (CSS) attribute is inherited.
Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

The value is a prioritized list of font family names and/or generic family names. List items are separated by commas to minimize confusion between multiple-word font family names. If the font family name contains white space, it should be quoted with single or double quotation marks; generic font family names are values and, accordingly, no quotes should be used.

Because you don't know which fonts users have installed, you should provide a list of alternatives with a generic font family at the end of the list. This list can include embedded fonts. For more information about embedding fonts, see the @font-face rule.

If fantasy is specified for generic-name, the text renders in the default font.

Example

The following examples use the font-family attribute and the fontFamily property to change font characteristics.

This example uses a call to an embedded style sheet to set the font family.

Sample Code
<STYLE>
    P { font-family:"Arial"}
    .other { font-family:"Courier"}
</STYLE>
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This example uses inline scripting to change the font family when an onmousedown event occurs.
<DIV onmousedown="this.style.fontFamily='Courier'">
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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.

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