# Font element

Defines the font characteristics to use for cells to which the defined style is applied.

## Usage

    <Font
    	Bold="TrueFalseType"
    	Color="xsd:string"
    	FontName="xsd:string"
    	Italic="TrueFalseType"
    	Outline="TrueFalseType"
    	Shadow="TrueFalseType"
    	Size="PositiveDoubleType"
    	StrikeThrough="TrueFalseType"
    	Underline="xsd:string"
    	VerticalAlign="xsd:string"
    	x:CharSet="[external type]"
    	x:Family="[external type]"
    />

## Element Information

Element type | FontType
Namespace | urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet
Schema name | XML Spreadsheet 2002

## Elements and Attributes

### Parent Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
Style | Defines a single style in the current workbook. This element is required for custom formatting; otherwise, it is optional.

### Child Elements

None.

### Attributes

Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Possible Values
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Bold | TrueFalseType | optional | Specifies whether a font is bold. | 0 1
Color | xsd:string | optional | Specifies the color of a font. | See external namespace.
FontName | Anonymous | optional | Specifies the name of the font. | minLength = 1
Italic | TrueFalseType | optional | Specifies whether a font is italic. | 0 1
Outline | TrueFalseType | optional | Specifies whether a font is rendered as an outline. This property is used only on the Macintosh. | 0 1
Shadow | TrueFalseType | optional | Specifies whether a font is shadowed. This property is used only on the Macintosh. | 0 1
Size | PositiveDoubleType | optional | Specifies the size of a font in points. | minInclusive = 0
StrikeThrough | TrueFalseType | optional | Specifies whether a font is displayed using the strikethrough style. | 0 1
Underline | Anonymous | optional | Specifies whether a font is displayed underlined. | None Single Double SingleAccounting DoubleAccounting
VerticalAlign | Anonymous | optional | Specifies the vertical alignment of a font. | None Subscript Superscript
x:CharSet | external ref | optional | See external namespace. | See external namespace.
x:Family | external ref | optional | See external namespace. | See external namespace.

## Definition

    <xsd:element name="Font" type="FontType" minOccurs="0" >
    </xsd:element>

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