font-family

The font-family attribute indicates which font family will be used to render the text, specified as a prioritized list of font family names and/or generic family names.

[!NOTE] As a presentation attribute, font-family also has a CSS property counterpart: {{cssxref("font-family")}}. When both are specified, the CSS property takes priority.

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

{{SVGElement("text")}}
{{SVGElement("textPath")}}
{{SVGElement("tspan")}}

Examples

Controlling SVG font family

html

<svg viewBox="0 0 200 30" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text y="20" font-family="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sans serif</text>
  <text x="100" y="20" font-family="monospace">Monospace</text>
</svg>

Usage notes

<table class="properties"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">Value</th> <td>See {{cssxref("font-family", "", "#formal_syntax")}}</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Default value</th> <td>Depends on user agent</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Animatable</th> <td>Yes</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

For a description of the values, please refer to the CSS font-family property.

Examples

Controlling SVG font family

Usage notes

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also