CSS font-style Property
CSS font-style property specifies the style of the font such as italic, oblique or normal.
Usages
The following table outline the usages and version history of this property.
| Default value: | normal |
| Applies to: | All elements |
| Inherited: | Yes |
| Version: | CSS1 |
| JavaScript Syntax: | object.style.fontStyle = "italic" |
Syntax
Here is a syntax for the CSS font-style property
font-style: normal | italic | oblique | initial | inherit;
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| normal | default. Browser displays as normal font style |
| italic | Browser displays as italic font style |
| oblique | Browser displays as oblique font style |
| initial | Sets default value of this property |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
Examples
The example below shows to sets font style normal, italic, oblique values.
p.one {
font-style: normal;
}
p.two {
font-style: italic;
}
p.three {
font-style: oblique;
}
Browser Compatibility
- Google Chrome 1+
- Mozilla Firefox 1+
- Internet Explorer 4+
- Opera 7+
- Safari 1+
Note: Here details of browser compatibility with version number may be this is bug and not supported. But recommended to always use latest Web browser.