Why and <textfield> Override Font Settings</h2> <p>When trying to apply a consistent font across all elements, users may encounter an anomaly with <textarea> and <textfield> elements. These elements tend to ignore font-family and font-size properties inherited from the body element.</p> <p>To understand this behavior, it's important to note that some controls, including <textarea> and <textfield>, possess their own default font settings that override inherited styles.</p> <p><strong>Solution:</strong></p> <p>To resolve this issue, explicitly include <textarea> and <textfield> in your CSS rules. Add the following lines to your stylesheet:</p> <pre>textarea { font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; }</pre> <p>This overrides the default settings and allows you to apply consistent font styles to all elements.</p> <p><strong>Additional Elements Affected:</strong></p> <p>Apart from <textarea> and <textfield>, several other elements in XHTML also ignore font styling inherited from the body element. These include:</p> <ul> <li><input></li> <li><label></li> <li><select></li> <li><option></li> </ul>
