font-style

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

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.

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

Example

html
<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
CSS Fonts Module Level 4
# font-style-prop

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
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Full support
Full support
See implementation notes.

See also