Name

font-style

Values:

normal|italic|oblique

Example:

H1 { font-style: italic }

Applies to:

All elements

Inherited:

Yes

The font-style property selects between normal (the default) and italic or oblique faces within a font family. Oblique type is just a slanted version of the normal face. Italic is usually a separate face design with more curved characters. Note that bold is part of font-weight, not font-style in style sheet syntax.

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