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    Chapter 5. Fonts > Font Weights

    5.2. Font Weights

    Even though you may not realize it, you're already familiar with font weights; boldfaced text is a very common example of an increased font weight. CSS gives you more control over weights, at least in theory, with the property font-weight.

    font-weight


    Values:

    normal | bold | bolder | lighter | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 900 | inherit


    Initial value:

    normal


    Applies to:

    All elements


    Inherited:

    Yes


    Computed value:

    One of the numeric values (100, etc.), or one of the numeric values plus one of the relative values (bolder or lighter)



      

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