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CSS Property: font-style

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The CSS (CSS1) font-style property indicates the font style to use for text in an element.

 

Valid property values (other than inherit and initial) are:

 

Value

Description

italic

Italic text

normal

(default value). Normal text

oblique

Oblique text

 

Default Value:

normal

JavaScript syntax:

e.g. object.style.fontStyle="italic"

Inherited:

Yes

Animatable:

No

 

EXAMPLE:


HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head>
<style>
div {width: 100px; border: 1px dotted black;}
.x1 {font-style: italic;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
Element with default property<br>
<div>abcdefgh</div><br>
Property set using in-file HTML style<br>
<div class="x1">abcdefgh</div><br>
Property set using JavaScript<br>
<div id="x2">abcdefgh</div>

<script>
document.getElementById("x2").style.fontStyle = "italic";
</script>

</body>
</html>

FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedCSSPropertyFontStyle() {
  var x = document.createElement("DIV"); x.style.fontStyle = "italic"; return (window.getComputedStyle(x, null).fontStyle == "italic");
}


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