CSS font-style Property

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Example

.example1 {
  font-style: normal;
}

.example2 {
  font-style: italic;
}

.example3 {
  font-style: oblique;
}





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Meaning

The font-style property sets the style of a font.

Default value:normal
Inherited:Yes
Animatable:No
Version:CSS1
JavaScript syntax:
object.style.fontStyle="normal|italic|oblique|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset";



Standard Syntax

font-style: normal|italic|oblique|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;



Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.




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Property Values

The following table describes the values of this property.

Value Description
normal This is default value. Specifies that the browser displays a normal font style.
italic Specifies that the browser displays an italic font style.
oblique Specifies that the browser displays an oblique font style.
initial Sets this property to its default value.
inherit If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property.
revert Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property
revert-layer Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers.
unset Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not.



Default CSS Property Values

selectors {
  font-style: normal;
}
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