font-style

The display of text elements such as headings, notes, and paragraphs are controlled by the Font Properties. This is the most common type of formatting used with Style Sheets. There are five font properties, as listed below. Each font property has its own array of values. • font-style Sets the font style (ie: italic) • font-variant Sets the font case (upper, lower, small-caps) • font-weight Sets the font to lighter or bolder • font-size Sets the font size • font-family Sets the type of font (font face) used font-style This property is use to add italicized text to the document. Values are inherited, and can be used within lists and tables, as well as within the BODY tag of the document. font-style values: normal style If the default style has been set to italic or oblique style, this value will change the type to the normal, or roman (upright) style. syntax: {font-style: normal} italic style If the default style has been set to normal (sometimes called Roman, or upright style) or oblique, this value will change the type to the italicized format. syntax: {font-style: italic} oblique style If the default style has been set to narmal (sometimes called Roman or upright style) or italic, this value will change the type to the oblique format. syntax: {font-style: oblique} EXAMPLES: BODY {font-style: italic} This statement will set the base BODY to an italicized version of the font you're using. Because of its placement in the BODY tag, the default text style for the entire document will be italic unless another font-style statement is used. P, H3 {font-style: normal} H2 {font-style: oblique} This statement will set all instances of the heading levels P and H3 to the normal style, while setting all instances of the heading level H2 to the oblique style. BODY EM {font-style: italic} This statement will set all instances of the EM (emphasis, similiar to BOLD) tag within the document to the italic style.