Overriding Default Font

To ensure consistent font inheritance for all elements, the default font settings for form elements must be explicitly overridden. This can be achieved by adding the following CSS rule:

input, select, textarea, button {
  font-family: inherit;
}

By adding this rule, all form elements will inherit the font properties of their parent, including the

Demonstration

A live demonstration of the solution is available at http://jsfiddle.net/gaby/pEedc/1/. In this demo, both the and elements display the Verdana font, as expected.

Note:

While this solution works in most modern browsers, Internet Explorer 9 and earlier do not support font inheritance for form elements. In these browsers, the default font settings will still override inherited font properties.