CSS GUIDE FONT FAMILY
This document is a work in progress and is subject to change.
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Summary
font-family allows for a prioritized list of font family names and/or generic family names to be specified for the selected element. Unlike most other CSS properties, values are separated by a comma to indicate that they are alternatives.
- Initial value: depends on user agent
- Applies to: all elements
- Inherited: yes
- Percentages: N/A
- Media: visual
- Computed value: as specified
Syntax
font-family: [[family-name|generic-family]
[,family-name|generic-family]*] | inherit
Legal Values
family-name
The name of a font family. For example, "Times" and "Helvetica" are font families. Font family names containing whitespace should be quoted.
generic-family
The following generic families are defined: serif, sans-serif, cursive, fantasy, monospace. Generic family names are keywords and should not be quoted.
Mozilla Recommended Values
Usage Examples
body { font-family: "Gill Sans Extrabold", Helvetica, sans-serif }
.receipt { font-family: Courier, "Lucida Console", monospace }
