Deprecated
This feature has been removed from the Web standards. Though some browsers may still support it, it is in the process of being dropped. Avoid using it and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
The fontcolor()
method creates a <font>
HTML element that causes a string to be displayed in the specified font color.
Usage note: The <font> element has been removed in HTML5 and shouldn't be used anymore. Instead web developers should use CSS properties.
Syntax
str.fontcolor(color)
Parameters
color
- A string expressing the color as a hexadecimal RGB triplet or as a string literal. String literals for color names are listed in the CSS color reference.
Return value
A string containing a <font>
HTML element.
Description
If you express color as a hexadecimal RGB triplet, you must use the format rrggbb
. For example, the hexadecimal RGB values for salmon are red=FA, green=80, and blue=72, so the RGB triplet for salmon is "FA8072"
.
Examples
Using fontcolor()
The following example uses the fontcolor()
method to change the color of a string by producing a string with the HTML <font>
tag.
var worldString = 'Hello, world'; console.log(worldString.fontcolor('red') + ' is red in this line'); // '<font color="red">Hello, world</font> is red in this line' console.log(worldString.fontcolor('FF00') + ' is red in hexadecimal in this line'); // '<font color="FF00">Hello, world</font> is red in hexadecimal in this line'
With the element.style
object you can get the element's style
attribute and manipulate it more generically, for example:
document.getElementById('yourElemId').style.color = 'red';
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
ECMAScript 2015 (6th Edition, ECMA-262) The definition of 'String.prototype.fontcolor' in that specification. |
Standard | Initial definition. Implemented in JavaScript 1.0. Defined in the (normative) Annex B for Additional ECMAScript Features for Web Browsers. |
ECMAScript Latest Draft (ECMA-262) The definition of 'String.prototype.fontcolor' in that specification. |
Draft | Defined in the (normative) Annex B for Additional ECMAScript Features for Web Browsers. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Feature | Chrome | Firefox | Edge | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic Support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | IE mobile | Opera Android | iOS Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic Support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |