Style fontStyle Property
Example
Set the font for an element to "italic":
document.getElementById("demo").style.fontStyle = "italic";Try it Yourself »
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;
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Example
Return the font style of an element:
 alert(document.getElementById("demo").style.fontStyle);
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Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Font
CSS reference: font-style property
HTML DOM reference: font property
 
 
