font
Definition
The font property is a shorthand method of setting font-style, font-variant, font-weight, font-size, line-height and/or font-family. A line-height setting can only be used when a font-size is specified. A / separates font-size and line-height. For example, 12px/14px means the font size is 12 pixels and line height is 14 pixels.
Example
p {font: bold italic large/1.5em Arial, serif}
Characteristics
Possible values
In addition to values from font-style, font-variant, font-weight, font-size, line-height and/or font-family, the following can also be used:
caption- The font used for captioned controls (e.g., buttons, drop-downs, etc.).
icon- The font used to label icons.
menu- The font used in menus (e.g., dropdown menus and menu lists).
message-box- The font used in dialog boxes.
small-caption- The font used for labeling small controls.
status-bar- The font used in window status bars.
inherit- Use the same computed value as the parent element for this property.
Default value
See individual properties
Applies to
All elements
Inherited
Yes
See also