font-family :
family-name &|
generic-family
Compatibility: IE4+ N4+
Version: Level 1
Inherited: Yes
The font-family property allows you to select specific typefaces
or a generic family of typefaces.
You can list a prioritized selection of family-name and/or generic-name
typefaces. The program will consider each typeface value in turn and will
use the first value it finds that is recognized by the browser. In the
list, each typeface value must be separated by a comma. This is one of
the few places where commas are used in declaring values for a property.
The use of a pair of double quotes to enclose the typeface name is optional.
However, it is recommended that any typeface name, such as "helvetica
extra bold", that contains blank (white) spaces, should be enclosed by
double quotes. Note that single quotes must be used in place of double
quotes when using certain HTML code.
family-name
The family-name typeface values are the font names, such as:
Courier, Arial, Times, Roman, etc. It is not possible to present a definitive
list since not all computers have all typefaces installed.
generic-family
There are five values of generic-name typefaces to choose from:
cursive
fantasy
monospace
serif
sans-serif
It is recommended that generic-name typeface values be used
as a last resort.
Code:
p { font-family: Courier, "Zapf Dingbat", serif}
or
<span style="font-family: arial;">Arial </span>
<span style="font-family: courier;">Courier </span>
<span style="font-family: helvrtica;">Helvetica </span>
<span style="font-family: palatino;">Palatino </span>
<span style="font-family: symbol;">Symbol </span>
<span style="font-family: times;">Times </span>
output:
Arial
Courier
Helvetica
Palatino
Symbol
Times
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