A "font" is the style of text you use.  When you make a web page, you may decide to set the preferences associated with all or some of the font parameters.

Here are some of the parameters you may set:

• The Font-Family -- This means WHICH font you want.  A webmaster usually sets a list of fonts (the Font-Family) to be used in the HTML or CSS code.  Some more common fonts are:

Arial, Times New Roman, Veranda, Georgia, Lucinda Calligraphy, Century Schoolbook, Courier.

Some more uncommon fonts might be: 

When you choose an uncommon font, you run the risk that your viewers will not be able to see it.  A font must be installed on your visitor's computer in order for him/her to see it.  If that font is NOT installed, a default font is used.  In fact, I made a graphic file of the above uncommon fonts just to be sure you could see them! 

• Font-Size

You will need to specify a font-size for your normal text, and the headings.

This is an <h1> tag for the Title of pages.

This is an <h2> tag for Sub titles.

This is an <h3> tag.

This is an <h4> tag.

This is an <h5> tag.

This is an <h6> tag.

This is the size of the normal text.

Heading tags are usually bold, but the webmaster can set them with any size, bold or not.  If no font-size is specified, the browser will use the default settings, which are shown above.  A visitor to your web page may change the size of the font in the browser settings. 

• Font-Color

Font-color can also be specified; the default is black.  Headings are often a different color from the normal text.  Font colors are usually chosen from the 256 web-safe colors.

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