HTML <basefont> Tag Not Supported in HTML5
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Description
The <basefont> tag specifies the base font i.e. default font-color, font-size, or font-family for all the text in an HTML document.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this tag.
| Parent: | <head> |
|---|---|
| Content: | None. It is an empty element. |
| Start/End Tag: | Start tag: required, End tag: forbidden |
| Version: | HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01 (transitional) |
Warning: Don't use this tag since it is a non-standard tag and has been deprecated in HTML 4.01 and obsolete since HTML5. Use CSS font's properties, instead.
Syntax
The basic syntax of the <basefont> tag is given with:
HTML:<basefont>; XHTML:<basefont />
The example below shows the <basefont> tag in action.
Example
Try this code »<head>
<title>The HTML Document</title>
<basefont color="red" size="5" face="arial, sans-serif">
</head>Tag-Specific Attributes
The following table shows the attributes that are specific to the <basefont> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
color |
color | Obsolete Sets the default color for text in a document. |
face |
font-family | Obsolete Sets the default font face for text in a document. |
size |
number | Obsolete Sets the default size of the font in a document. |
Browser Compatibility
The <basefont> tag is not supported in Firefox and Opera.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: CSS Fonts.
Related tag: <font>.
