Hi thosp,
bgcolor is interpreted by most browsers only for table and body tag.
It is not interpreted for the font tag.
But you can use style sheets to get the background:
peace
The code I used for this effect is:
<font face=fantasy style="background-color:teal;" size=4>peace</font>
If you want to add a special color for the font, put it into the style as well, as in
<font face=fantasy style="background-color:teal;color:white;" size=4>peace</font>
peace
HTH,
MudGuard