Style fontWeight Attribute

Definition and Usage

fontWeight Sets or returns the thickness of the characters in the text.

See also:

CSS Tutorial:CSS Font

CSS Reference Manual:font-weight Attribute

HTML DOM Reference Manual:font Property

Example

Example 1

Sets the font weight of the <p> element to "900":

document.getElementById("myP").style.fontWeight = "900";

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Example 2

Demonstration of possible values:

var listValue = selectTag.options[selectTag.selectedIndex].text;
document.getElementById("myP").style.fontWeight = listValue;

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Example 3

Returns the font weight of the <p> element:

alert(document.getElementById("myP").style.fontWeight);

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Syntax

Return fontWeight attribute:

object.style.fontWeight

Set fontWeight attribute:

object.style.fontWeight = "normal|lighter|bold|bolder|value|initial|inherit"

Attribute Value

Value Description
normal The font is normal. Default.
lighter The font is thinner.
bold The font is bold.
bolder The font is thicker.
  • 100
  • 200
  • 300
  • 400
  • 500
  • 600
  • 700
  • 800
  • 900

Defines the character from thin to thick.

400 is the same as normal, 700 is the same as bold.
initial Sets this property to its default value. See also initial.
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. See also inherit.

Technical Details

Default Value: normal
Return Value: A string value representing the thickness of the font.
CSS Version: CSS1

Browser Support

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