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CSS Font Shorthand

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The shorthand property sets all properties on a single line.

CSS font shorthand

The font property is a shorthand and sets all font properties on a single line.

The following font properties can be set using the shorthand font attribute.

  • font-style
  • font-variant
  • font-weight
  • font-size/line-height(required)
  • font-family(required)

Optional properties are set to their default values.

Example

#p1 {
  font: 20px Arial, sans-serif;  
}
#p2 {
  font: italic small-caps bold 12px/30px Georgia, serif;
}
#p3 {
  font: italic small-caps bold 14px Georgia, serif;
}
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