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CSS font-style Property

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Definition

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

Inherited: Yes

JavaScript Syntax

CSS properties can also be dynamically changed with a JavaScript.

Scripting Syntax: object.style.fontStyle="italic"

In our HTML DOM tutorial you can find more details about the fontStyle property.

In our HTML DOM tutorial you can also find a full Style Object Reference.

Example

body
{
font-style: italic
}

Possible Values

Value Description
normal Default. The browser displays a normal font
italic The browser displays an italic font
oblique The browser displays an oblique font

Try-It-Yourself Demos

Set the style of the font
This example demonstrates how to set the style of a font.

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