Web/CSS/@font-face/font-family

The font-family CSS descriptor allows authors to specify the font family for the font specified in an @font-face rule.

Syntax

/* <string> values */
font-family: "font family";
font-family: 'another font family';

/* <custom-ident> value */
font-family: examplefont;

Values

<family-name>

Specifies the name of the font family.

Formal definition

Related at-rule	@font-face
Initial value	n/a (required)
Computed value	as specified

Formal syntax

<family-name>where <family-name> = <string> | <custom-ident>+

Examples

Setting the font family name

@font-face {
  font-family: examplefont;
  src: url('examplefont.ttf');
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Fonts Module Level 3The definition of 'font-family' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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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
font-family	Chrome Full support 4	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 3.5	IE Full support 6	Opera Full support 10	Safari Full support 3.1	WebView Android Full support 2.2	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 3.1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

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Full support

See also

• font-display
• font-stretch
• font-style
• font-weight
• font-variant
• font-feature-settings
• font-variation-settings
• src
• unicode-range

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