diff --git a/src/gui/text/qfont.cpp b/src/gui/text/qfont.cpp
index 3ac63e9ee10..abbbf3296ee 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qfont.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qfont.cpp
@@ -2311,9 +2311,8 @@ void QFont::cacheStatistics()
 */
 
 /*!
-    \fn bool QFont::Tag::operator==(QFont::Tag::Tag lhs, QFont::Tag::Tag rhs) noexcept
-    \fn bool QFont::Tag::operator!=(QFont::Tag::Tag lhs, QFont::Tag::Tag rhs) noexcept
-    \fn bool QFont::Tag::operator<(QFont::Tag::Tag lhs, QFont::Tag::Tag rhs) noexcept
+    \fn bool QFont::Tag::comparesEqual(const QFont::Tag &lhs, const QFont::Tag &rhs) noexcept
+    \fn Qt::strong_ordering QFont::Tag::compareThreeWay(const QFont::Tag &lhs, const QFont::Tag &rhs) noexcept
 
     Compare \a lhs with \a rhs for equality and ordering.
 */
diff --git a/src/gui/text/qfont.h b/src/gui/text/qfont.h
index 3206c5c2ee4..653b123c946 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qfont.h
+++ b/src/gui/text/qfont.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #ifndef QFONT_H
 #define QFONT_H
 
+#include <QtCore/qcompare.h>
 #include <QtCore/qendian.h>
 #include <QtCore/qshareddata.h>
 #include <QtGui/qtguiglobal.h>
@@ -221,12 +222,6 @@ public:
             static_assert(N == 5, "The tag name must be exactly 4 characters long!");
         }
 
-        friend inline bool operator==(Tag lhs, Tag rhs) noexcept
-        { return lhs.m_value == rhs.m_value; }
-        friend inline bool operator!=(Tag lhs, Tag rhs) noexcept
-        { return lhs.m_value != rhs.m_value; }
-        friend inline bool operator<(Tag lhs, Tag rhs) noexcept
-        { return lhs.m_value < rhs.m_value; }
         constexpr bool isValid() const noexcept { return m_value != 0; }
         constexpr quint32 value() const noexcept { return m_value; }
 
@@ -262,6 +257,12 @@ public:
         { return qHash(key.value(), seed); }
 
     private:
+        friend constexpr bool comparesEqual(const Tag &lhs, const Tag &rhs) noexcept
+        { return lhs.m_value == rhs.m_value; }
+        friend constexpr Qt::strong_ordering compareThreeWay(const Tag &lhs, const Tag &rhs) noexcept
+        { return Qt::compareThreeWay(lhs.m_value, rhs.m_value); }
+        Q_DECLARE_STRONGLY_ORDERED_LITERAL_TYPE(QFont::Tag)
+
         quint32 m_value = 0;
     };
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/text/qfont/tst_qfont.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/text/qfont/tst_qfont.cpp
index bbcbf11d096..7ce0e2905f6 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/text/qfont/tst_qfont.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/text/qfont/tst_qfont.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #endif
 #include <qlist.h>
 #include <QtTest/private/qemulationdetector_p.h>
+#include <private/qcomparisontesthelper_p.h>
 
 using namespace Qt::StringLiterals;
 
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ private slots:
     void setFamiliesAndFamily_data();
     void setFamiliesAndFamily();
     void featureAccessors();
+    void tagCompares_data();
+    void tagCompares();
 };
 
 // Testing get/set functions
@@ -899,5 +902,30 @@ void tst_QFont::featureAccessors()
     };
 }
 
+void tst_QFont::tagCompares_data()
+{
+    QTestPrivate::testAllComparisonOperatorsCompile<QFont::Tag>();
+
+    QTest::addColumn<QFont::Tag>("lhs");
+    QTest::addColumn<QFont::Tag>("rhs");
+    QTest::addColumn<Qt::strong_ordering>("expectedOrder");
+
+    auto row = [](QFont::Tag left, QFont::Tag right) {
+        QTest::addRow("%s<=>%s", left.toString().constData(), right.toString().constData())
+            << left << right << Qt::compareThreeWay(left.value(), right.value());
+    };
+    row("frac", "wght");
+}
+
+void tst_QFont::tagCompares()
+{
+    QFETCH(QFont::Tag, lhs);
+    QFETCH(QFont::Tag, rhs);
+    QFETCH(Qt::strong_ordering, expectedOrder);
+
+    QVERIFY(comparesEqual(lhs, lhs));
+    QCOMPARE(compareThreeWay(lhs, rhs), expectedOrder);
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QFont)
 #include "tst_qfont.moc"