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This article explains the settings available in the Firefox Content panel. These settings are related to how website content is displayed.

The '''Content''' panel in Firefox {for win}Options{/for}{for mac,linux}Preferences{/for} includes settings related to how a website's content is displayed. This article explains what settings are available. __TOC__ =Content Settings= {for not fx47} {for win7,win8,win10}[[Image:Fx44ContentPanel-win7]]{/for} {for winxp,linux,mac}[[Image:Fx44ContentPanel-winxp]]{/for} {/for} {for =fx47,=fx48} {for win7,win8,win10}[[Image:Fx44ContentPanel-win7]]{/for} {for winxp,linux}[[Image:Fx44ContentPanel-winxp]]{/for} {for mac}[[Image:Fx48ContentPanel-Mac]]{/for} {/for} {for fx49} {for win}{for not winxp} [[Image:Fx48MacContentPanel]]{/for} {/for}{for mac, linux}[[Image:content settings mac]]{/for} {for winxp}[[Image:Fx44ContentPanel-winxp]]{/for} {/for} {for not fx47} {for win7,win8,win10} = DRM Content = * '''Play DRM Content''': By default, Firefox allows playback of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management Digital Rights Management] (DRM) protected HTML5 audio and video content. Unchecking this option will turn off this feature. To learn more, see the article [[Watch DRM content on Firefox]]. {/for} {/for} {for =fx47,=fx48} {for win7,win8,win10,mac} = DRM Content = * '''Play DRM Content''': By default, Firefox allows playback of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management Digital Rights Management] (DRM) protected HTML5 audio and video content. Unchecking this option will turn off this feature. To learn more, see the article [[Watch DRM content on Firefox]]. {/for} {/for} {for fx49} {for not winxp} = DRM Content = * '''Play DRM Content''': By default, Firefox allows playback of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management Digital Rights Management] (DRM) protected HTML5 audio and video content. Unchecking this option will turn off this feature. To learn more, see the article [[Watch DRM content on Firefox]]. {/for} {/for} = Notifications = Firefox lets you choose which websites are allowed to send you notifications. To learn more, see the article [[Web Push notifications in Firefox]]. Click {button Choose…} to make changes to the list of allowed sites. * '''Do not disturb me''': Select this {for win}option{/for}{for mac,linux}preference{/for} to temporarily suspend all notifications until you close and restart Firefox.{for mac,linux} This setting is not available on some operating systems.{/for} = Pop-ups = * '''Block Pop-up Windows''': By default, Firefox blocks annoying pop-up windows on websites. Unchecking this {for win}option{/for}{for mac,linux}preference{/for} will disable pop-up blocking. <br/> Some websites make legitimate use of pop-up windows. Therefore, you can allow these sites to open pop-ups anyway. To do so, click {button Exceptions…}, enter the site name, and click {button Allow}. To remove a website from the list, select it and then click {button Remove Site}. To clear the list completely, click {button Remove All Sites}. For more information, see the [[Pop-up blocker settings, exceptions and troubleshooting]] article. = Fonts & Colors = '''Default font''' and '''Size''': Web pages are usually displayed in the font and size specified here (measured in pixels). However, web pages can override these choices unless you specify otherwise in the Fonts dialog. Click the {button Advanced…} button to access the Fonts dialog and to change this and other fonts {for win}options{/for}{for mac,linux}preferences{/for}. == Fonts Dialog == # From the '''Fonts for''' drop-down list, choose a language group/script. For instance, to set default fonts for the West European languages/scripts (Latin), choose {for not fx34}''Western''{/for}{for fx34}''Latin''{/for}. For a language/script not in the list, choose {for not fx34}''Other Languages''{/for}{for fx34}''Other Writing Systems''{/for}. # Select whether proportional text should be serif (like "Times New Roman") or sans-serif (like "Arial"). Then specify the font size you want for proportional text. # Specify the font to use for Serif, Sans-serif and Monospace fonts. You can also change the size for <code>Monospace fonts</code>. You can also set the minimum web page font size. This is useful to prevent sites from using overly small fonts that are barely readable. * '''Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above''': By default Firefox uses the fonts specified by the web page author. Disabling this {for win}option{/for}{for mac,linux}preference{/for} will force all sites to use your default fonts instead. * '''Character Encoding for Legacy Content''': The character encoding selected here will be used to display pages that don't specify which encoding to use. == Colors Dialog == [[Image:Fx38esr-ColorsDialog]]<br/><br/> '''Text and Background''': Here you can change the default text and background color to be used on web pages that haven't specified that information. Click on the color samples to select colors. * '''Use system colors''' Check this {for win}option{/for}{for mac,linux}preference{/for} to use the colors defined in your operating system settings instead of the colors specified above. '''Link Colors''': Here you can change the default colors for Web links. Click on the color samples to select colors. * '''Underline links''': By default, links are underlined on web pages. Uncheck this {for win}option{/for}{for mac,linux}preference{/for} to disable this. Note that many sites specify their own styling rules and this {for win}option{/for}{for mac,linux}preference{/for} has no effect on those sites. * '''Override the colors specified by the page with my selections above''': ** '''Always''': Select this {for win}option{/for}{for mac,linux}preference{/for} to force all sites to use your default colors. ** '''Only with High Contrast themes''': This {for win}option{/for}{for mac,linux}preference{/for} will make Firefox use the colors specified by the web page author, except when you are using a High Contrast {for win}Windows{/for}{for linux}Linux{/for} theme. ** '''Never''': Select this {for win}option{/for}{for mac,linux}preference{/for} to make Firefox use the colors specified by the web page author. = Languages = Some web pages are offered in more than one language. Click the {button Choose…} button to specify your preferred language or languages. '''Languages Dialog''': To add a language, click '''Select a language to add…''', choose the language, and click the {button Add} button. Remove a language by selecting it in the list of active languages and clicking the {button Remove} button. You can also reorder languages using the {button Move Up} and {button Move Down} buttons to determine the most preferred one in case a page is provided in multiple languages.