Font Family
Category:CSS Properties
Font Family
The font-family property specifies the font for an element. There are two types of font family names:
family-name- The name of afont-family, liketimes,courier,arial, etc.generic-family- The name of ageneric-family, likeserif,sans-serif,cursive,fantasy,monospace.
Examples
Multiple Font Families
Setting the font of a <p> element.
p{
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
Syntax
font-family: value;
Tips
- You can specify a list of fonts, from highest priority to lowest. If the browser does not support the first font, it tries the next font.
- When listing multiple font families, make sure to separate each value with a comma.
Additional Information
For more information, see http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_font_font-family.asp.
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