The <basefont> Element

AVOIDNot in HTML5Obsolete

The <basefont> element sets the base font and color for the document, but it's now obsolete (per HTML5). Use CSS instead.

Attributes for <basefont>

Type	Attribute List
'Standard' Attributes	"color", "face", and "size"

Recommended Links

• CanIUse.com: Search <basefont> (browser compatibility information)
• CanIEmail.com: Search <basefont> (email client compatibility information)
• HTML 4.01: BASEFONT element
• HTML5 (WHATWG): basefont element (Obsolete)
• MDN: <basefont>

Search Engine Links (for more information)

• Bing "basefont element"
• Google "basefont element"