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The FONT Tag

The <BASEFONT> tag

You can use the <BASEFONT> tag, which allows you to set size, color, and type face for the entire page.

The <FONT SIZE="#"> tag

You can use the <FONT SIZE="#"> tag in specific places. Here are some examples:


This has a FONT of -2, which is 1
This has a FONT of -1, which is 2
This has a FONT of 0, which is 3
This is the default size, which is 3
This has a FONT of +1, which is 4
This has a FONT of +2, which is 5
This has a FONT of +3, which is 6
This has a FONT of +4, which is 7

The <FONT COLOR="#"> tag

You can use the <FONT COLOR="#"> tag in specific places. Here are some examples:


This is the default color - black.
This is blue - 0000FF
This is green - 00FF00
This is brown - 660000
This is purple - 990099
This is red - FF0000
This is yellow - FFFF00

The <FONT FACE="[name]"> tag

You can use the <FONT FACE="[name]"> tag in specific places. Here are some examples:
Note: These fonts are on my computer - they may not work on your computer!


This is the default face on my computer - Verdana
This is the default face on most computers - Times New Roman (with a SIZE=4)
This is the default face for many tags - Courier

This is Antique Olive
This is Book Antiqua
This is Century Gothic
This is Comic Sans MS
This is Footlight MT Light
This is Franklin Gothic Heavy
This is Garamond (with a SIZE=4)
This is Goudy Old Style (with a SIZE=5)
This is Haettenschweiler (with a SIZE=4)
This is Harrington (with a SIZE=4)
This is Lansbury (the Smashing Pumpkins font - and with a SIZE=5)
This is Letter Gothic
This is Lucida Bright
This is Lucida Calligraphy
This is Mistral (with a SIZE=5)
This is Onyx (with a SIZE=5)
This is Perpetua Titling MT
This is Ransom (with a SIZE=5)
This is Rockwell
This is Stencil (with a SIZE=4)
This is Univers (with a SIZE=4)
This is Wingdings 2(It's Wingdings 2)

The <FONT SIZE="#" COLOR="#" FACE="[name]"> tag


Here's an example of Comic Sans MS, Red (#FF0000), 2
Here's an example of Antique Olive, Green (#00FF00), 4
Here's an example of Times New Roman, Blue (#0000FF), 5