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: font-family. When both are specified, the CSS property takes priority.

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

Examples

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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

ValueSee font-family
Default valueDepends on user agent
AnimatableYes

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

Specifications

See also