Sets or retrieves the current typeface family.

Syntax

HTML	<ELEMENT FACE = sTypeface... >
Scripting	object.face [ = sTypeface ]

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

	BASEFONT, FONT

See Also

fontFamily