<font>

The <font> SVG element defines a font to be used for text layout.

Usage context

CategoriesFont element
Permitted contentAny number of the following elements, in any order:
Descriptive elements
<font-face>, <glyph>, <hkern>, <missing-glyph>, <vkern>

Attributes

Global attributes

Specific attributes

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGFontElement interface.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition)
The definition of '<font>' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support ? No support[1] ? ? ?
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support ? No support[1] ? ? ?

[1] See bug 119490.

The chart is based on these sources.

See also

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