-Symbols whose names start with @samp{:} are no longer special
-in any way. They start out void, like most other symbols.
+Faces have fewer attributes. The attributes @code{:family},
+@code{:height}, @code{:width}, @code{:weight}, and @code{:slant},
+have been replaced with a font name, a ``bold'' flag, and an
+``italic'' flag.
+
+The attributes @code{:overline}, @code{:strike-through} and @code{:box}
+have been eliminated too. Underlining now always has the same color as
+the text---using any other color would be bad taste.
+
+With fewer font attributes, there are no functions
+@code{set-face-attribute} and @code{face-attribute}. Instead, you
+access these attributes using functions such as @code{face-font}, and
+set them with functions such as @code{set-face-font}. (These functions
+were available in Emacs 21, but are not as useful there.)