HTML &lt; basefont &gt; Tag

The basefont element is deprecated.

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>

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

NONE

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

The <basefont> tag supports the following standard attributes:

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