Enhance Your Website Design by Applying a Global Font to Your HTML Document

Dhruv Singhal
2 min readMay 6, 2023

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When creating a website, it’s important to make sure that the fonts used are consistent throughout the entire document. This ensures that the website is aesthetically pleasing and easy to read. In HTML, one way to apply a global font to the entire document is to use CSS.

CSS, or Cascading Style Sheets, is a language used to describe the look and formatting of a document written in HTML or XML. It allows for the separation of presentation and content, which makes it easier to manage and style large websites.

To apply a global font to an entire HTML document, you can use a CSS rule that applies to all elements. Here’s what that CSS rule would look like:

html * {
font-size: 1em !important;
color: #000 !important;
font-family: Arial !important;
}

The * selector matches every element in the HTML document, so this CSS rule will apply the specified font size, color, and family to everything on the page.

The !important declaration ensures that no other styles can override what you've set in this rule. This is useful if you want to make sure that all text on the page is consistent, regardless of any other styles that may be applied.

In the example above, I’ve set the font size to 1em, the color to #000 (black), and the font family to Arial. You can adjust these values to fit your needs.

One thing to keep in mind is that using a global font like this may not be the best choice for every website. Different sections of your website may require different fonts to help distinguish between headings, body text, and other elements. In those cases, it’s better to use more specific CSS rules to target only the elements you want to style.

Overall, using a global font can help give your website a consistent look and feel, making it easier for users to navigate and read.

Give it a try and see how it can enhance the look and feel of your website.

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Dhruv Singhal
Dhruv Singhal

Written by Dhruv Singhal

Data engineer with expertise in PySpark, SQL, Flask. Skilled in Databricks, Snowflake, and Datafactory. Published articles. Passionate about tech and games.

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