| Attribute | NS2 | NS3 | NS4 | NS6 | IE3a | IE3b | IE4 | IE5 | IE5.5 | IE6 |
| font | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| | CSS1: [ [ <font-style> <font-variant> <font-weight> ]? <font- size > [ / <line-height> ]? <font-family> |
| | CSS2: caption icon menu message-box small-caption status-bar inherit |
| | Default:Varies |
| | Applies to: All elements |
| | This is a shorthand attribute that enables you to set the font-style , font-variant , font-weight , font-size , line-height , and font- family attributes all at once. You specify values for those attributes in that order, and without commas. |
| font-family | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| | CSS1: [[ <family- name > <generic-family> ],]* [<family- name> <generic-family>] |
| | CSS2: inherit |
| | Default: Depends on the browser |
| | Applies to: All elements |
| | Indicates a list of font family names and/or generic family names. Separate the names of the fonts you want to use with commas; the browser will use the first one it can find, starting from the first font in the list. |
| font-size | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| | CSS1: <absolute-size> <relative-size> <length> <percentage> |
| | CSS2: inherit |
| | Default: medium |
| | Applies to: All elements |
| | Sets the size of a font. |
| font-stretch | | | | | | | x | x | x | x |
| | CSS2: normal wider narrower ultra -condensed extra- condensed condensed semi-condensed semi-expanded expanded extra-expanded ultra-expanded inherit |
| | Default: normal |
| | Applies to: All elements |
| | Sets normal, condensed, or extended font face. |
| font-style | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| | CSS1: normal italic oblique |
| | CSS2: inherit |
| | Default: normal |
| | Applies to: All elements |
| | Enables you to select from normal (also called Roman or upright), italic, and oblique font faces. |
| font-variant | | | | | | | x | x | x | x |
| | CSS1: normal small-caps |
| | CSS2: inherit |
| | Default: normal |
| | Applies to: All elements |
| | Indicates whether a font is a small-caps font (which is made up of small capital letters ). |
| font-weight | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| | CSS1: normal bold bolder lighter 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 |
| | CSS2: inherit |
| | Default: normal |
| | Applies to: All elements |
| | Gives the "weight" of a font, such as normal or bold. |