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BASEFONT

<BASEFONT
 COLOR=color
NAME=name
SIZE=n>

Sets the base font value. This value will be used as a default for any text not formatted with a style sheet or using the FONT element.

COLOR=color
Specifies the color of the base font.
NAME=name
Specifies the name of the base font.
SIZE=n
Specifies the size of the base font. The n can be between 1 and 7 inclusive; default is 3; 7 is largest. Throughout the document, relative font size settings (for example, <FONT SIZE=+3>) are set according to this.

Example

<BASEFONT SIZE=3> This sets the base font size to 3.
<FONT SIZE=+4> Now the font size is 7.
<FONT SIZE=-1> Now the font size is 2.

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