Style fontStyle attribute

Definition and usage

fontStyle The attribute sets or returns the style of the font as normal, italic, or oblique.

See also:

CSS Tutorial:CSS-teckensnitt

CSS Reference Manual:font-style attribute

HTML DOM Reference Manual:font property

Instance

Example 1

Sets the font of the <p> element to "italic" (italic):

document.getElementById("myP").style.fontStyle = "italic";

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Example 2

Demonstration of possible values:

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

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Example 3

Returns the font style of the <p> element:

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

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Syntax

Return fontStyle property:

object.style.fontStyle

Set fontStyle property:

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

Attribute value

Value Description
normal Font is normal. Default.
italic Font is italic.
oblique Font slant.
initial Sets this property to its default value. See initial.
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. See inherit.

Technical details

Default value: normal
Return value: A string that represents the font style of the text within an element.
CSS version: CSS1

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