- W3.CSS Fonts
- Using Another Default Font
- Example
- Using Font Classes
- This is w3-serif
- Example
- This is w3-sans-serif
- Example
- This is w3-monospace
- Example
- This is w3-cursive
- Example
- Web Safe Sans Serif Fonts
- This is Arial
- Example
- This is Helvetica
- Example
- This is Verdana
- Example
- This is Geneva
- Example
- This is Tahoma
- Example
- This is Trebuchet MS
- Example
- This is Segoe UI
- Example
- Web Safe Serif Fonts
- This is Times New Roman
- Example
- This is Georgia
- Example
- Monospace Fonts
- This is w3-monospace
- Example
- This is Courier New
- Example
- This is Lucida or Monaco
- Example
- Handwriting Fonts
- This is w3-cursive
- CSS font-style Property
- Browser Support
- CSS Syntax
- Property Values
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W3.CSS Fonts
Verdana is the default font used in W3.CSS. Verdana has a good letter spacing, and is easy to read. Verdana is also the default font for W3Schools.
Segoe UI is the default font for headings. Segoe UI has a more narrow letter spacing. This allows for a few more letters in the headings.
Using Another Default Font
Using another default font in W3.CSS is very easy:
Example
Using Font Classes
With W3.CSS you can use 4 different built-in font classes:
This is w3-serif
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Example
This is w3-sans-serif
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Example
This is w3-monospace
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Example
This is w3-cursive
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Example
Web Safe Sans Serif Fonts
| Font Family | Safe Fallback |
|---|---|
| Arial | Helvetica, sans-serif |
| Helvetica | Arial, sans-serif |
| Verdana | Geneva, sans-serif |
| Geneva | Verdana, sans-serif |
| Tahoma | Arial, sans-serif |
| Trebuchet MS | Arial, sans-serif |
Arial is considered the safest sans-serif font on the web. It is installed on all Windows machines (99.8%) and all Mac machines (98.7%).
Helvetica is the preferred fallback because the two fonts are almost identical. Helvetica runs on all Mac machines (100%) but on fewer Windows machines (7.3%).
Using Arial with Helvetica fallback, or Helvetiva with Arial fallback, covers both worlds.
Verdana is also considered to be a web safe sans-serif font. It runs on all Windows machines (99.8%), and all Mac Machines (99.1%).
Geneva is Verdanas preferred fallback, because the two fonts are quite similar, and Geneva runs on all Mac machines (99.6%).
Tahoma was the standard font in Windows 95. It works on 99.9% of all Windows machines, and 91.7% of all Mac machines.
Trebuchet MS has been released with all Windows operating systems (99.7%) since Microsoft Windows 2000. It is also included on Macs machines (97.1%), iOS and Chrome OS.
This is Arial
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Example
Arial is ranked #1 in use on the Web.
This is Helvetica
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Example
Helvetica is ranked #2 in use on the Web.
This is Verdana
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Example
Verdana is ranked #3 in use on the Web.
This is Geneva
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Example
This is Tahoma
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Example
This is Trebuchet MS
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Example
This is Segoe UI
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Example
Segoe UI is the default font in Windows 10. It is also the default heading font in W3Schools an W3.CSS.
Web Safe Serif Fonts
Times New Roman is considered the most web safe serif font. It works on all Windows machines (99.7%) and all Mac machines (97.4%).
Some older operating systems might have an alternative version called Times, so it is smart to use Times as a fallback as well as serif.
Georgia is also considered very safe. It is a little larger than Times New Roman, but works well on most Windows machines (99.4%) and Mac machines (97.5%).
To be on the safe side, use serif as fallback.
This is Times New Roman
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Example
This is Georgia
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Example
Monospace Fonts
In a monospace font, all letters occupy the same width.
Monospaced fonts are often used to display computer code.
| Font Family | Safe Fallback |
|---|---|
| Courier New | monospace |
| Lucida Console | Monaco, monospace |
| Monaco | Lucida Console, monospace |
Courier New is considered the most web safe monospace font. It is installed on most Windows and Mac machines.
Lucida Console does not run on Mac. Monaco does not run on Windows.
One solution is to use Monaco as fallback for Lucida Console.
There are no 100% web safe fonts, but you can always use w3-monospace.
This is w3-monospace
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Example
This is Courier New
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Example
This is Lucida or Monaco
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Example
Handwriting Fonts
There are no web safe handwriting fonts, but you can safely use w3-cursive.
This is w3-cursive
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometers and a population of 5,438,657 (December 2020). Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
CSS font-style Property
The font-style property specifies the font style for a text.
| Default value: | normal |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | yes |
| Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
| Version: | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.fontStyle=»italic» Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
CSS Syntax
Property Values
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| normal | The browser displays a normal font style. This is default | Demo ❯ |
| italic | The browser displays an italic font style | Demo ❯ |
| oblique | The browser displays an oblique font style | Demo ❯ |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
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