CSS font-style Property
CSS font-style property sets the font style for text in HTML Element(s).
The syntax to specify a value for font-style property is
font-style: value;
The following table gives the possible values that could be set to font-style property.
| Value | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| normal | A normal font style. [Default Value] | font-style: normal; |
| italic | Italic text style. | font-style: italic; |
| oblique | Oblique text style. | font-style: oblique; |
| initial | Sets font-style to default value. | font-style: initial; |
| inherit | Inherits font-style value from its parent element. | font-style: inherit; |
Examples
In the following examples, we set font style for the text using font-style property.
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Italic Font Style
In the following example, we set the style of text to italic, using font-style property.
Example
Oblique Font Style
In the following example, we set the style of text to italic, using font-style property.
Example
Conclusion
In this CSS Tutorial, we learned about font-style property, and how to use this property for HTML Elements, with examples.