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+The [font](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/font) element is deprecated in the HTML spec. Clients should prefer [span](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/span) with the `data-mx-bg-color` and `data-mx-color` attributes instead.
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