basefont tag (XHTML 1.0)

base font size

Please be aware that this tag is deprecated within the XHTML 1.0 specification! Look below for more details on an alternative.

Topics

List of attributes
List of events

The basefont tag allows you to set basic font properties, like size, name and color.

The tag has been deprecated for a long time, together with the font tag, and really shouldn't be used anymore. Instead, use the CSS properties font-family, font-size and color.

Attributes

Attribute	Deprecated	Required	Description
class			space-separated list of classes
color	X		text color
dir			direction for weak/neutral text
face	X		comma-separated list of font names
id			document-wide unique id
lang			language code
size	X	X	base font size for FONT elements
style			associated style info
title			advisory title

Events

Event	Description
onclick	a pointer button was clicked
ondblclick	a pointer button was double clicked
onkeydown	a key was pressed down
onkeypress	a key was pressed and released
onkeyup	a key was released
onmousedown	a pointer button was pressed down
onmousemove	a pointer was moved within
onmouseout	a pointer was moved away
onmouseover	a pointer was moved onto
onmouseup	a pointer button was released