B.42. font-style
This property lets you choose between the normal, italic, and oblique styles of a font.
Inherited: Yes
See also: Section B.37font
B.42.1. Value
normal, oblique, or italic.
Initial value: normal
B.42.2. Compatibility
CSS Version: 1
Supported by all CSS-compatible browsers.
Most browsers will artificially skew a normal font to create an italic style if none is available. Additionally, most browsers will treat the oblique setting as a synonym for italic, rather than select or generate an actual oblique font style.
B.42.3. Example
The default style sheets employed by most browsers specify that emphasis (em) elements should be displayed in an italic font. If you wanted to display emphasis with an underline instead, you would ...
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