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

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

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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