5. Font Properties

In This Chapter

Understanding Typography on the Web 119

Setting a Font-Stack 124

Finding Fonts 126

Setting the Font Size 133

NEW IN CSS3: Adjusting Font Size for Understudy Fonts image 136

Making Text Italic 139

Setting Bold, Bolder, Boldest 142

Creating Small Caps 144

Setting Multiple Font Values 146

Putting It All Together 150

Typography is one of your most powerful tools for presenting organized, clean-looking documents. It’s also the best tool for presenting chaotic, grungy-looking documents.

The fonts you use go a long way toward getting your message across in just the way you want—whether that message is classical, grunge, ...

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