CSS font-style Property
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Example
Set different font styles for three paragraphs:
p.normal {font-style:normal}
p.italic {font-style:italic}
p.oblique {font-style:oblique} |
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Definition and Usage
The font-style property specifies the font style for a text.
| Default value: |
normal |
| Inherited: |
yes |
| Version: |
CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.fontStyle="italic" |
Browser Support
The font-style property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| normal |
The browser displays a normal font style. This is default |
| italic |
The browser displays an italic font style |
| oblique |
The browser displays an oblique font style |
| inherit |
Specifies that the font style should be inherited
from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Font
CSS reference: font property
HTML DOM reference: fontStyle property
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