<basefont>

HTML <basefont> Tag

The basefont element is deprecated.

A deprecated element or attribute is one that has been outdated.
Deprecated elements may become obsolete in the future, but browsers should continue to support deprecated elements for backward compatibility.

Example

Specify a default font-color and font-size for text on page:

<head>
<basefont color="red" size="5" />
</head>
<body>
<h1>This is a header</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
</body>

The output of the code above will be:

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Definition and Usage

The <basefont> tag specifies a default font-color, font-size, or font-family for all the text in a document.

Browser Support

The <basefont> tag is only supported by Internet Explorer, and should be avoided!

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

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Tips and Notes

Tip: Use CSS to specify a default font-color, font-size, and font-family for all the text in a document.

Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
color	rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname	Deprecated. Use styles instead. Specifies the default color for text in a document	TF
face	font_family	Deprecated. Use styles instead. Specifies the default font for text in a document	TF
size	number	Deprecated. Use styles instead. Specifies the default size of text in a document	TF

Standard Attributes

Тег <basefont> поддерживает следующие стандартные атрибуты:

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
class	classname	Specifies a classname for an element	STF
dir	rtl ltr	Specifies the text direction for the content in an element	STF
id	id	Specifies a unique id for an element	STF
lang	language_code	Specifies a language code for the content in an element	STF
style	style_definition	Specifies an inline style for an element	STF
title	text	Specifies extra information about an element	STF

More information about Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

The <basefont> tag does not support any event attributes.

More information about Event Attributes.

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