basefont element | baseFont object
This element is obsolete and should no longer be used. Use CSS font properties instead. Sets a base font value to be used as the default font when rendering text.
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HTML information
| Closing Tag | forbidden |
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| CSS Display |
DOM Information
Inheritance Hierarchy
Members
The baseFont object has these types of members:
Events
The baseFont object has these events.
| Event | Description |
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| abort |
Fires when the user aborts the download. |
| afterupdate |
Fires on a databound object after successfully updating the associated data in the data source object. |
| beforecopy |
Fires on the source object before the selection is copied to the system clipboard. |
| beforeupdate |
Fires on a databound object before updating the associated data in the data source object. |
| cellchange |
Fires when data changes in the data provider. |
| change |
Fires when the contents of the object or selection have changed. |
| dataavailable |
Fires periodically as data arrives from data source objects that asynchronously transmit their data. |
| datasetchanged |
Fires when the data set exposed by a data source object changes. |
| error |
Fires when an error occurs during object loading. |
| errorupdate |
Fires on a databound object when an error occurs while updating the associated data in the data source object. |
| filterchange |
Fires when a visual filter changes state or completes a transition. |
| input |
Occurs when the text content of an element is changed through the user interface. |
| layoutcomplete |
Fires when the print or print preview layout process finishes filling the current LayoutRect object with content from the source document. |
| load |
Fires immediately after the client loads the object. |
| mouseenter |
Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer into the object. |
| mouseleave |
Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer outside the boundaries of the object. |
| ondatasetcomplete |
Fires to indicate that all data is available from the data source object. |
| onselect |
Fires when the current selection changes. |
| readystatechange |
Fires when the state of the object has changed. |
| reset |
Fires when the user resets a form. |
| resize |
Fires when the size of the object is about to change. |
| rowenter |
Fires to indicate that the current row has changed in the data source and new data values are available on the object. |
| rowexit |
Fires just before the data source control changes the current row in the object. |
| rowsdelete |
Fires when rows are about to be deleted from the recordset. |
| rowsinserted |
Fires just after new rows are inserted in the current recordset. |
Methods
The baseFont object has these methods.
| Method | Description |
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| addBehavior |
Attaches a behavior to the element. |
| applyElement |
Makes the element either a child or parent of another element. |
| attachEvent |
Note
attachEvent is no longer supported. Starting with IE11, use addEventListener. For info, see Compatibility changes.
Binds the specified function to an event, so that the function gets called whenever the event fires on the object. |
| clearAttributes |
Removes all attributes and values from the object. |
| cloneNode |
Copies a reference to the object from the document hierarchy. |
| componentFromPoint |
Returns the component located at the specified coordinates via certain events. |
| detachEvent |
Unbinds the specified function from the event, so that the function stops receiving notifications when the event fires. |
| doScroll |
Note
doScroll is no longer supported. Starting with IE11, use scrollLeft or scrollTop. For info, see Compatibility changes.
Simulates a click on a scroll bar component. |
| dragDrop |
Initiates a drag event. |
| fireEvent |
Fires a specified event on the object. |
| getAdjacentText |
Returns the adjacent text string. |
| getAttribute |
Retrieves the value of the specified attribute. |
| getAttributeNode |
Retrieves an attribute object referenced by the attribute.name property. |
| getAttributeNodeNS |
Gets an attribute object that matches the specified namespace and name. |
| getAttributeNS |
Gets the value of the specified attribute within the specified namespace. |
| getBoundingClientRect |
Retrieves an object that specifies the bounds of a collection of TextRectangle objects. |
| getClientRects |
Retrieves a collection of rectangles that describes the layout of the contents of an object or range within the client. Each rectangle describes a single line. |
| getElementsByClassName |
Gets a collection of objects that are based on the value of the class attribute. |
| getElementsByTagName |
Retrieves a collection of objects based on the specified element name. |
| getElementsByTagNameNS |
Gets a collection of objects that are based on the specified element names within a specified namespace. |
| hasAttribute |
Determines whether an attribute with the specified name exists. |
| hasAttributeNS |
Determines whether an attribute that has the specified namespace and name exists. |
| hasAttributes |
Determines whether one or more attributes exist for the object. |
| hasChildNodes |
Returns a value that indicates whether the object has children. |
| insertAdjacentElement |
Inserts an element at the specified location. |
| mergeAttributes |
Copies all read/write attributes to the specified element. |
| msMatchesSelector |
Determines whether an object matches the specified selector. |
| normalize |
Merges adjacent DOM objects to produce a normalized document object model. |
| removeAttribute |
Removes an attribute from an object. |
| removeAttributeNode |
Removes an attribute object from the object. |
| removeAttributeNS |
Removes the specified attribute from the object. |
| removeBehavior |
Detaches a behavior from the element. |
| removeNode |
Removes the object from the document hierarchy. |
| replaceAdjacentText |
Replaces the text adjacent to the element. |
| replaceNode |
Replaces the object with another element. |
| setActive |
Sets the object as active without setting focus to the object. |
| setAttribute |
Sets the value of the specified attribute. |
| setAttributeNode |
Sets an attribute object node as part of the object. |
| setAttributeNodeNS |
Sets an attribute object as part of the object. |
| setAttributeNS |
Sets the value of the specified attribute within the specified namespace. |
| setCapture |
Sets the mouse capture to the object that belongs to the current document. |
| swapNode |
Exchanges the location of two objects in the document hierarchy. |
Properties
The baseFont object has these properties.
| Property | Description |
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Retrieves a collection of attributes of the object. | |
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Gets a value indicating whether the object can contain child objects. | |
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Retrieves the value indicating whether the object can contain rich HTML markup. | |
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Retrieves the number of immediate child nodes of the current element or a zero if the element does not contain any child nodes. childElementCount does not return all child nodes, only child nodes that are nodeType =1, or element nodes. | |
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Returns a reference to the constructor of an object. | |
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Sets or retrieves the current typeface family. | |
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Gets a reference to the first child in the childNodes collection of the object. | |
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Retrieves a reference to the first child element, or NULL if there are no child elements. | |
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Sets or retrieves the string identifying the object. | |
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Gets the value that indicates whether the user can edit the contents of the object. | |
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Gets the value that indicates whether the user can interact with the object. | |
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Retrieves the value indicating whether the content of the object contains one or more lines. | |
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Gets a reference to the last child in the childNodes collection of an object. | |
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Retrieves a reference to the last child element or NULL if there are no child elements. | |
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Retrieves a reference to the sibling element that immediately follows or NULL if the element does not have any sibling elements that follow it. | |
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Retrieves a reference to the next child of the parent for the object. | |
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Gets the name of a particular type of node. | |
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Retrieves the type of the requested node. | |
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Gets or sets the value of a node. | |
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Retrieves the document object associated with the node. | |
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Retrieves the parent object in the document hierarchy. | |
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Retrieves a reference to the immediately preceding sibling element or NULL if the element does not have any preceding siblings. | |
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Gets a reference to the previous child of the parent for the object. | |
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Retrieves the current state of the object. | |
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Sets or retrieves the role for this element. | |
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Gets the namespace defined for the element. This property is not supported for Windows apps using JavaScript. | |
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Sets or retrieves the font size of the object. | |
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Sets or gets the URN specified in the namespace declaration. This property is not supported for Windows apps using JavaScript. | |
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Retrieves an autogenerated, unique identifier for the object. |
Standards information
- Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification, Section 1.6.5
- HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 15.2.2 (Deprecated)
Remarks
The baseFont element has been deprecated in favor of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) rules that define specific font characteristics for content, including font, fontSize, and so on.
When the baseFont element is placed inside the body element, its effects depend on the presence of a closing tag. If a closing tag is specified, only the content inside the baseFont element is affected. If a closing tag is not specified, the baseFont element affects the content that follows the baseFont element in the document.
Examples
This example uses the basefont element to set the base font size, and the font element to temporarily override it.
No basefont size specified yet.
<basefont size="4" /> Set the basefont size.
<font size="2:> Temporarily override the basefont size.</font>
Resume the basefont size.
See also
