<family> (Font Family)

This element specifies the font family of the current font. This information may be used as defined in font substitution logic to locate an appropriate substitute font when this font is not available. This information is determined by querying the font when present and shall not be modified when the font is not available.

If this element is omitted, then its value shall be assumed to be auto.

example: 
<w:font w:name="Calibri">
  <w:family w:val="swiss" />
  …
</w:font>

The <family> element specifies via its @val attribute value of swiss that this font is part of the Swiss family. ]

Parent Elements

<font> (§2.8.2.10)

Attributes

Description

<val> (Font Family Value)

Specifies the font family for the parent font.

<w:font w:name="Times New Roman">
  <w:family w:val="roman" />
  …
</w:font>

The @val attribute value of swiss that this font is part of the Roman family. ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_FontFamily simple type (§2.18.34).

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

<complexType name="CT_FontFamily">
	<attribute name="val" type="ST_FontFamily" use="required"/>
</complexType>