Web/API/HTMLBaseFontElement

ObsoleteThis feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.

The HTMLBaseFontElement interface provides special properties (beyond the regular HTMLElement interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating <basefont> elements.

The <basefont> element has been deprecated in HTML4 and removed in HTML5. This latest specification requires that this element implements HTMLUnknownElement rather than HTMLBaseFontElement.

Properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLBaseFontElement.color

Is a DOMString representing the text color using either a named color or a color specified in the hexadecimal #RRGGBB format.

HTMLBaseFontElement.face

Is a DOMString representing a list of one or more font names. The document text in the default style is rendered in the first font face that the client's browser supports. If no font listed is installed on the local system, the browser typically defaults to the proportional or fixed-width font for that system.

HTMLBaseFontElement.size

Is a DOMString representing the font size as either a numeric or relative value. Numeric values range from 1 to 7 with 1 being the smallest and 3 the default. Relative value starts with a '+' or a '-'.

Methods

No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML SpecificationThe definition of 'HTMLBaseFontElement' in that specification.	Obsolete	No change
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 SpecificationThe definition of 'HTMLBaseFontElement' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
HTMLBaseFontElement Deprecated'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support Yes	Opera No support No	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android No support No
color Deprecated'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 17 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support Yes	Opera No support No	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android No support No
face Deprecated'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support Yes	Opera No support No	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android No support No
size Deprecated'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support Yes	Opera No support No	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

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Full support

No support  

No support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.'

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

See also

• The HTML element <basefont> was implementing this interface.

HTMLBaseFontElement by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.