Style fontVariant Attribute

Definition and Usage

fontVariant Attribute to set or return whether the font is displayed as small caps.

This means that all lowercase letters will be converted to uppercase, but these letters will have a smaller font size compared to the rest of the text.

See Also:

CSS Tutorial:CSS Font

CSS Reference Manual:font-variant Attribute

HTML DOM Reference Manual:font Property

Instance

Example 1

Sets the <p> element to small caps font:

document.getElementById("myP").style.fontVariant = "small-caps";

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Example 2

Returns the font variant of the <p> element:

alert(document.getElementById("myP").style.fontVariant);

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Syntax

Return fontVariant property:

object.style.fontVariant

Set fontVariant property:

object.style.fontVariant = "normal|small-caps|initial|inherit"

Attribute Value

Value Description
normal The font is normal. Default.
small-caps The font is displayed in small caps.
initial Sets this property to its default value. See also initial.
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. See also inherit.

Technical Details

Default value: normal
Return value: A string representing a font style for normal or small caps.
CSS Version: CSS1

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