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<BASEFONT> Tag
This is an empty tag. It is used to set the default colour, size and face type of the web pages. This tag
can be placed anywhere in the <BODY> tag of a document. The <BASEFONT> tag is supported only in
Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions.
<BASEFONT> Tag
Type Function Attributes Contains Used Inside
Empty tag Sets a default font COLOR, SIZE, FACE None (applies to the Typically placed
size, color, and face entire document by within <BODY>
for all text within default). or other container
the document. tags.
The <FONT> tag including <SMALL> and <BIG> are used in relation to the font size as set by the
<BASEFONT> tag. This tag has no effect on the text headings (such as the <H1>, <H2>) tags. The
following three attributes are used with tag:
COLOR SIZE FACE
COLOR Attribute
This attribute of <BASEFONT> tag is used to assign a colour which becomes the default colour for the
text of entire HTML document. The syntax for using the COLOR attribute with the <BASEFONT> tag is as
follows:
<BASEFONT COLOR = "COLOR NAME" OR "#RRGGBB">
For example:
<BASEFONT COLOR= "Purple">
Notes
The COLOR attribute is not supported in HTML5.
SIZE Attribute
This attribute of <BASEFONT> tag is used to set any possible font size from 1 to 7, which becomes the
default font size for entire HTML document, although the default font size for normal body text is ‘3’.
The syntax for using the SIZE attribute with the <BASEFONT> tag is as follows:
<BASEFONT SIZE= "Value">
For example:
<BASEFONT SIZE= "5">
Notes
The SIZE attribute is not supported in HTML5.
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