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The HTML element ( ) defines the font size, color, and presentation of the content. This feature has been removed from the Web standard, although some browsers still support it, it may stop supporting it in the future. Please do not use this feature as much as possible.

Online Example

Specify the text size, font, and color:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>　
<meta charset="utf-8">　
<title>Basic Tutorial(oldtoolbag.com)</title>　
</head>
<body>
<p><font size="3" color="red">This is some text!<!/font></p>
<p><font size="2" color="blue">This is some text!<!/font></p>
<p><font face="verdana" color="green">This is some text!<!/font></p>
</body>
</html>

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Browser Compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeSafari

All major browsers support the tag.

Tag Definition and Usage

HTML5 The tag is not supported. Please use CSS instead.

In HTML 4.01 In HTML, the element is deprecated.

The tag specifies the font, font size, and font color of the text.

Tips and Notes

Tip:Please use CSS to define the text'sFont, size, and color.

HTML 4.01 with HTML5differences

HTML5 The tag is not supported, HTML 4.01 The <center> tag is deprecated.

Optional Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
color	rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname	HTML5 Not supported. HTML 4.01 Deprecated. 　　specify the color of the text.
face	font_family	HTML5 Not supported. HTML 4.01 Deprecated. 　　specify the font of the text.
size	number	HTML5 Not supported. HTML 4.01 Deprecated. 　　specify the size of the text.

Standard Attributes

In HTML 4.01 In the tag supports the following standard attributes:

Attribute	Value	Description
class	classname	specify the class name of the element
dir	rtl ltr	specify the text direction of the content within the element
id	id	specify the unique id of the element
lang	language_code	specify the language code of the content within the element
style	style_definition	specify the inline style of the element
title	text	specify additional information about the element

For a complete description, please visitStandard Attributes.

Event Attributes

In HTML 4.01 where, the tag does not support any event attributes.

For a complete description, please visitEvent Attributes.

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