CSS font-weight Property

CSS

font-weight

Property

Example

Set different font weight for three paragraphs:

p.normal {
  font-weight: normal;
}

p.thick {
  font-weight: bold;
}

p.thicker {
  font-weight: 900;
}

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Definition and Usage

The font-weight property sets how thick or thin characters in text should be displayed.

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Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property

font-weight
2.0
4.0
1.0
1.3
3.5

CSS Syntax

font-weight: normal|bold|bolder|lighter|number|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value
Description
Demo

normal
Defines normal characters. This is default
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bold
Defines thick characters
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bolder
Defines thicker characters
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lighter
Defines lighter characters
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100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
Defines from thin to thick characters. 400 is the same as normal, and 700 is the same as bold
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initial
Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial

inherit
Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Font

CSS reference: font property

HTML DOM reference: fontWeight property