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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Web Fonts with @font-face

Posted by mebula
mebula
4,931 Points

Using "xyz" vs 'xyz' in font declaration

How come when we referenced Helvetica Neue in the font declaration, we wrote: "Helvetica Neue" with the double quotes, but when we reference Abolition, we write, 'Abolition Regular' with single quotes?

What's the difference between using the two?

Thanks!

2 Answers

Cory Harkins
Cory Harkins
16,500 Points
Cory Harkins
Cory Harkins
16,500 Points

No difference, just style choice specific to you.

However!

Say you have a font titled Dora's Adventures.... (who knows...)

You want to use " " instead of ' ' as the browser will interpret the ' in Dora's as the end of the string.

'Dora'

"Dora's Adventures"

Big difference :)

Daniel Jordan Neal
Daniel Jordan Neal
11,767 Points
Daniel Jordan Neal
Daniel Jordan Neal
11,767 Points

Thanks, I was wondering the same thing.