Font family

[AusQB]

I don't quite understand yet why people list multiple fonts for the font-family attribute. How does it determine which font to use? Wouldn't you just define a new font-family if you want a different font for a specific element?

 

[jnjc]

Try and do a little research before posting questions...

Like this:

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=css+font-family&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

 

[Vanish Design]

It's a backup in case the user doesn't have that font. For example, Windows users don't have Lucida Grande, only Lucida Sans, so you would set font-family: Lucida Grande, Lucida Sans;