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The CSS Font-Weight Property

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Published Aug 10, 2017
Updated Oct 10, 2019

Setting CSS font weight

The CSS font-weight property lets you manipulate the boldness of the font:

Example
p {  
  font-weight: normal;
} 
a {  
  font-weight: bold;
}  
p.thick {  
  font-weight: 780;
}

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CSS font-weight syntax explained

To define custom boldness for the font, you need to define a single value:

font-weight: value;

CSS font weight can be specified in either a keyword or a numeric value.

Value Description
Numeric values A unitless number in the range from 1 to 1000. The higher the number, the bolder the text
normal The default value which is equal to 400. The text boldness is usual for the chosen font
bold The text is in bold font. Equal to 700
bolder The text boldness increases
lighter The text boldness decreases

Browser support

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Chrome
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Edge
12+
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Firefox
1+
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IE
3+
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Opera
3.5+
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Safari
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