HTML Reference Guide : BASEFONT Command

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<BASEFONT> Command

Command Syntax:
<BASEFONT command parameters>
The <BASEFONT> command is used only within the <HEAD> command to establish default attributes for the base font used for all normal text placed on the page.
Command Parameters:

face="font1, font2, . . ."

The font face parameter takes a comma-delimited list of valid font names.
Establishes the base font that will be used for all normal text placed on the page.
Supplied font names must be exactly the same as the names of fonts installed on the user's machine.
If none of the font names supplied can be found installed on the user's machine then the browser will use the closest approximation available, if possible.

size="font size"

Defines a default font size for all normal text placed on the page.

The allowable range of values for font size is from 1 to 7.

Example:

A Partial Document Head Segment
<HEAD>
<BASEFONT face="geneva,arial,helvetica,helv" size="2">
</HEAD>

Establishes a list of base fonts to be used by the browser in displaying normal text.

The browser attempts to locate and use each font name provided in succession until an exact match is found among fonts installed on the user's machine.

Establishes the default font size as 2 for all normal text on the page. The normal default font size is 3.

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