Sets or retrieves the current typeface family.
Syntax
| HTML | <ELEMENT FACE
= sTypeface... >
|
|---|
| Scripting | [ sTypeface = ] object.face |
|---|
Possible Values
| sTypeface | String that
specifies or receives the typeface family. |
The property is read/write.
The property has no default value.
Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.
Example
This example sets the typeface family using the FACE attribute and the face property.
<FONT FACE="Arial" ID=oFont>
:
<SCRIPT>
alert(oFont.face + "\n" + "When you click this, the font will change");
oFont.face = 'Courier';
alert(oFont.face + "\n" + "The font has changed.");
</SCRIPT>
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Standards Information
This property is deprecated in
HTML 
and
is defined in
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .
Applies To
See Also
fontFamily
