You can specify multiple fonts with the font-family property.
| Property | Value | Description |
| font-family: | <font>, <font>, [...], <generic-font> | Set the font family |
Generic font families:
| Generic Family | Example | Description |
| sans-serif | sans-serif | Easier to read on the screen |
| serif | serif | Traditional serif font; best for print |
| cursive | cursive | Has joining strokes, etc. beyond italic fonts |
| fantasy | fantasy | Primarily decorative fonts, e.g. Alpha Geometrique |
| monospace | monospace | Fixed-width fonts |
Note that in many cases the actual fonts used are user-configurable.