CSS font-variant-alternates Property
Example
p {
font-variant-alternates: historical-forms;
}Meaning:
The font-variant-alternates CSS property controls the usage of alternate glyphs.
These alternate glyphs may be referenced by alternative names defined in @font-feature-values.
| Default value: | normal |
| Inherited: | Yes |
| Animatable: | No |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
font-variant-alternates: value;Browser Support
Status
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| normal | This keyword deactivates alternate glyphs. |
| historical-forms | This keyword enables historical forms — glyphs that were common in the past but not today. It corresponds to the OpenType value hist. |
| stylistic() | This function enables stylistic alternates for individual characters. The parameter is a font-specific name mapped to a number. It corresponds to the OpenType value salt, like salt 2. |
| styleset() | This function enables stylistic alternatives for sets of characters. The parameter is a font-specific name mapped to a number. It corresponds to the OpenType value ssXY, like ss02. |
| character-variant() | This function enables specific stylistic alternatives for characters. It is similar to styleset(), but doesn't create coherent glyphs for a set of characters; individual characters will have independent and not necessarily coherent styles. The parameter is a font-specific name mapped to a number. It corresponds to the OpenType value cvXY, like cv02. |
| swash() | This function enables swash glyphs. The parameter is a font-specific name mapped to a number. It corresponds to the OpenType values swsh and cswh, like swsh 2 and cswh 2. |
| ornaments() | This function enables ornaments, like fleurons and other dingbat glyphs. The parameter is a font-specific name mapped to a number. It corresponds to the OpenType value ornm, like ornm 2. |
| 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-variant-alternates: normal;
}