Disallow missing generic families in lists of font family names.
a { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; } /** ↑ * An example of generic family name */
This rule checks the font and font-family properties.
trueThe following patterns are considered violations:
a { font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Tahoma; }
a { font: 1em/1.3 Times; }
The following patterns are not considered violations:
a { font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; }
a { font: 1em/1.3 Times, serif; }
It's also not a violation to use a keyword related to property inheritance or a system font value.
a { font: inherit; } b { font: initial; } i { font: unset; } input { font: caption; }
It‘s also not a violation to use a generic font family anywhere in the list. In other words, the generic font name doesn’t need to be the last.
a { font-family: Helvetica Neue, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji; }