font-family

The font-family CSS descriptor allows authors to specify the font family for the font specified in an @font-face rule.

Syntax

/* <string> values */
font-family: "font family";
font-family: 'another font family';

/* <custom-ident> value */
font-family: examplefont;

Values

<family-name>

Specifies the name of the font family.

Formal definition

Related at-rule @font-face
Initial value n/a (required)
Computed value as specified

Formal syntax

<family-name>
where 
<family-name> = <string> | <custom-ident>+

Examples

Setting the font family name

@font-face {
  font-family: examplefont;
  src: url('examplefont.ttf');
}

Specifications

Specification
CSS Fonts Module Level 5 (CSS Fonts 5)
# font-family-desc

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
font-family
4
12
3.5
6
10
3.1
2.2
18
4
10.1
2
1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-family