The font-style attribute specifies whether the text is to be rendered using a normal, italic, or oblique face.
Note: As a presentation attribute, font-style can be used as a CSS property. See the css font-style property for more information.
As a presentation attribute, it can be applied to any element but only has an effect on the following five elements: <altGlyph>, <text>, <textPath>, <tref>, and <tspan>
html, body, svg {
height: 100%;
}
<svg viewBox="0 0 250 30" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <text y="20" font-style="normal">Normal font style</text> <text x="150" y="20" font-style="italic">Italic font style</text> </svg>
Usage notes
| Value | normal | italic | oblique |
|---|---|
| Default value | normal |
| Animatable | Yes |
For a description of the values, please refer to the CSS font-style property.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| CSS Fonts Module Level 4 The definition of 'font-style' in that specification. |
Working Draft | No change |
| CSS Fonts Module Level 3 The definition of 'font-style' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | No change |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'font-style' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
font-style | Chrome ? | Edge ? | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android ? | Chrome Android ? | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown