basefont (HTML element)
| Depr. | Empty | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | HTML 2 |
| IE5.5+ | FF2 | SA4 | OP10 | CH2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | None | None | None | None |
Syntax
<basefont size="number"/>
Description
The
basefont element was originally devised as a mechanism
for resetting the default size for normal text using the seven font sizes
that were available in early versions of HTML. In most cases, web authors
used it once—in the document head—to set a default for the
entire document.
Example
The basefont
element is set inside the head of this
document:
<head> ⋮ <basefont size="4"/> </head>
Use This for…
basefont
is used to affect text content of any kind.
Compatibility
| Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera | Chrome | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 |
| Full | Full | Full | Full | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
This element is
poorly supported—only Internet Explorer pays any attention to any of its
attributes. The basefont element is also deprecated,
having been removed from HTML 4. As such, you shouldn’t use this
element.
