Note/Warning HTML5 does not support the <basefont> tag . It is deprecated in HTML4 and completely removed from HTML5 specification also.
HTML <basefont> tag
As the <basefont> tag is not supported in HTML5, it is better to use CSS Fonts instead.
It is used to specify font size, color & font face for the HTML document.
Syntax:
<basefont face=”font-family-name” color=”color-name” size=”value”/>
Difference between HTML4.01, XHTML and HTML5
| HTML4 | XHTML | HTML5 |
|---|---|---|
| Deprecated in HTML4 | End tag is required like <basefont /> | Completely removed from HTML5 |
Attributes used with <basefont> tag
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| color | Sets a default base color of the text for the HTML document. (HTML5 does not support this attribute). |
| size | Sets a default size of the text for the HTML document. This takes a numeric value. (HTML5 does not support this attribute). |
| face | Sets a default font face for the text using a font-family for the HTML document. (HTML5 does not support this attribute). |
Supporting Browsers
The browser support for the <basefont> tag is NIL.
Related Tags
<font>.