HTML & CSS · Text & Typography · Lesson 5 of 25
Styling Fonts with CSS
Concept
Styling Fonts with CSS
font-family, font-size, and font-weight control how text looks. line-height controls spacing between lines.
Listing several fonts in font-family, separated by commas, gives the browser fallbacks to try in order if the first choice isn't available on the user's device.
- Explain the core idea behind Styling Fonts with CSS.
- Predict output before running a change.
- Test one realistic and one unusual input.
- Use the result to make the next decision.
- 1. Read one concept.
- 2. Change the example.
- 3. Run, compare, and explain.
- 4. Complete the challenge below.
Self-check before continuing
Without looking at the example, describe what changes when you modify one input in Styling Fonts with CSS. Then reopen the editor and prove your explanation with a small test.
You are ready to continue when you can predict, test, and explain the result.
Your turn
Style a heading with a custom font-family and a larger font-size.
Ask about this lesson or your next move. The guide explains the path without taking the work away from you.
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Mark this lesson complete when you have finished the exercise.
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