CSS font-variant-caps Property
Example
Set a paragraph to a small-caps font:
p.normal {font-variant-caps: normal;}
p.small {font-variant-caps:
small-caps;}
p.allsmall {font-variant-caps: all-small-caps;}
p.petite
{font-variant-caps: petite-caps;}
p.allpetite {font-variant-caps:
all-petite-caps;}
p.unicase {font-variant-caps: unicase;}
p.titling
{font-variant-caps: titling-caps;}
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Definition and Usage
The font-variant-caps property controls the usage of alternate glyphs for capital letters.
| Default value: | normal |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | yes |
| Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.fontVariantCaps="small-caps" |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| font-variant-caps | 52.0 | 79.0 | 34.0 | 9.1 | 39.0 |
CSS Syntax
font-variant-caps: normal|small-caps|all-small-caps|petite-caps|all-petite-caps|unicase|titling-caps|initial|inherit|unset;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| normal | Deactivates the use of alternate glyphs | Demo ❯ |
| small-caps | Displays small capitals | Demo ❯ |
| all-small-caps | Displays small capitals for both upper and lowercase letters | Demo ❯ |
| petite-caps | Displays petite capitals | Demo ❯ |
| all-petite-caps | Displays petite capitals for both upper and lowercase letters | Demo ❯ |
| unicase | Displays a mix of small capitals for uppercase letters with normal lowercase letters | Demo ❯ |
| titling-caps | Displays titling capitals | Demo ❯ |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit | |
| unset |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Font
CSS reference: font property
HTML DOM reference: fontVariant property
