CSS font-style

<!doctype html>
<title>Example</title>
<style>
  p {
    font-size: 7vw;
  }
  .italic {
    font-style: italic;
    }
</style>
<p>Normal font.</p> 
<p class="italic">Italic font.</p>

The CSS font-style property is used to set the style of the font to italic or oblique.

If no italic or oblique face is available, oblique faces can still be rendered artificially by the browser. However, this should be used cautiously, as some fonts don't render well if there isn't an italic or oblique face available. Also, this artificial rendering can be disabled with the font-synthesis property.

Tip: Use the font property to set the most common font properties in one place.

Syntax

Possible Values

normal: Specifies that a normal face is selected (i.e. not italic or oblique).
italic: Selects a font that is labeled as an italic face. If an italic face is unavailable, an oblique one is used instead.
oblique: Selects a font that is labeled as an oblique face. If an oblique face is unavailable, an italic one is used instead.

In addition, all CSS properties also accept the following CSS-wide keyword values as the sole component of their property value:

initial: Represents the value specified as the property's initial value.
inherit: Represents the computed value of the property on the element's parent.
unset: This value acts as either inherit or initial, depending on whether the property is inherited or not. In other words, it sets all properties to their parent value if they are inheritable or to their initial value if not inheritable.

General Information

Initial Value: normal
Applies To: All elements
Inherited?: Yes
Media: Visual
Animatable?: No

Example Code

Official Specifications

CSS Fonts Module Level 3 (W3C Candidate Recommendation 3 October 2013)
CSS Level 2.1 (W3C Recommendation 07 June 2011)
CSS Level 1 (W3C Recommendation 17 Dec 1996)