HTML basefont Tag

The HTML basefont tag is used to specify a base font for the document to use.

Note: The HTML basefont tag is deprecated.

To set font properties, you should use the CSS font property instead.

Example <basefont face="cursive,serif" color="#ff9900" size="4" />

Attributes:

Attributes specific to this tag:
Attribute	Description
size	Specifies the font size.
color	Specifies the font color.
face	Specifies the font face.
Other Attributes:
Attribute	Description
dir	Specifies the direction of the text
class	Document wide identifier.
id	Document wide identifier
lang	Language code
title	Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip").
style	Inline style (CSS)

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