BASEFONT Element

In introducing the FONT element, it becomes necessary to set the base-level font size or characteristics for the entire document. This is done via <BASEFONT>.

Thus <BASEFONT SIZE="3"> sets the base font for the document to 3. Relative fonts, selected by <FONT>, are then determined relative to this base size.

<BASEFONT> does not require a closing tag.

Recall that if you use <BASEFONT SIZE=7>, then <FONT SIZE=+2> will not work, as 7 is the largest possible font size.