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HTML <font> Tag


Not Supported in HTML5.

The <font> tag was used in HTML 4 to specify the font face, font size, and color of text.


What to Use Instead?

Example

Set the color of text (with CSS):

<p style="color:red">This is a paragraph.</p>
<p style="color:blue">This is another paragraph.</p>
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Example

Set the font of text (with CSS):

<p style="font-family:verdana">This is a paragraph.</p>
<p style="font-family:'Courier New'">This is another paragraph.</p>
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Example

Set the size of text (with CSS):

<p style="font-size:30px">This is a paragraph.</p>
<p style="font-size:11px">This is another paragraph.</p>
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In our CSS tutorial you can find more information about CSS Text and CSS Fonts.