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HTML DOM Style fontStyle Property

Set the font for an element to italic"

Definition and Usage

The fontStyle property sets or returns whether the style of the font is normal, italic or oblique.

Browser Support

Property
fontStyle Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

Return the fontStyle property:

object.style.fontStyle

Set the fontStyle property:

object.style.fontStyle = "normal|italic|oblique|initial|inherit"

Property Values

Value Description
normal Font is normal. This is default
italic Font is in italic
oblique Font is in oblique
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

Technical Details

Default Value: normal
Return Value: A String, representing the font style of the text in the element
CSS Version CSS1

More Examples

Example

A demonstration of possible values:

var listValue = selectTag.options[selectTag.selectedIndex].text;
document.getElementById("demo").style.fontStyle = listValue;

Example

Return the font style of an element:

alert(document.getElementById("demo").style.fontStyle);

Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Font

CSS reference: font-style property

HTML DOM reference: font property

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