[Font] tab ("Style Definition" dialog box)

Font name, size, decoration, and font attribute (weight, style, variant, transform) can be specified with this page.

[Prioritized Font List] list

If you select a font name from the available font list and press the left arrow button, the font name is registered in the prioritized font list. To delete a font name from the available font list, select the font name you want to delete and press the right arrow button. When multiple fonts are registered, the WWW browser searches the font names sequentially from the beginning and uses the first font detected.

[Available Font List] list

The fonts currently included in the list are displayed. Note that serif, sans-serif, monospace, cursive, and fantasy are names that indicate the nature of a font.

serif Font with short projections

sans-serif Font without any projections

monospace Teletype-like text

cursive Font of handwriting style

fantasy Decorative font

Even when a specific font name is specified, the font may not exist in the user's system using the WWW browser. If serif, sans-serif, monospace, cursive, or fantasy is specified for the user's system, a more appropriate font can be selected for the display.

[Size] field

Used to specify a font size by keyword, pixels, points, inches, cm, mm, picas, font height, height of "x", or percent.

[Keyword]

(Very small, a little small, small, medium, large, a little large, very large) The size increases from left to right. Note, however, that the actual size is dependent on the WWW browser settings.

(Larger, smaller) Use a larger or smaller size than that of the parent element.

[pixel, point, inch, cm, mm, pica]

Units used to specify a size.

[Font height]

Specifies the size to be used assuming the font size of the parent element to be 1.

[Height of "x"]

Specifies the size to be used assuming the font size of parent element font height "x" to be 1.

[Percent]

Specifies the size to be used assuming the font size of the parent element to be 100%.

[Decoration] field

None, under line, over line, strikeout, and blinking can be specified as a decorative element.

[Font Attribute] group

[Weight] field

Normal, thick, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, bolder, or lighter can be specified for the character weight. Bolder or lighter is a relative specification, and a value indicates greater boldness or lightness than that of the parent element. 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, and 900 are values indicating weight. Weight increases from left to right. 400 equals normal, and 700 equals thick.

[Style] field

Normal, italic, and oblique can be specified as the character style.

[Variant] field (Note 1), (Note 2)

Normal and small caps can be specified as a character variant.. If small caps is specified, lowercase text is displayed with small caps.

[Transform] field (Note 1), (Note 2)

Capitalization, uppercase, and lowercase can be specified for character transformation .

[Sample]

A sample based on the specified font name, size, decoration, and font attribute is displayed. Note, however, that font attributes over line (decoration), blinking (decoration), and small caps (variant) cannot be displayed.

(Note 1)... This style may not be recognized by some browsers.

(Note 2)... This style cannot be displayed with [Normal] pane.

Related Items

[Color and Background] tab

[Text Layout] tab

[Layout] tab

[List] tab

[Position] tab

[Other] tab

"Style Definition" dialog box