CSS font-variant Property
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Description
This font-variant CSS property sets the variation of the font family.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this property.
| Default value: | normal |
|---|---|
| Applies to: | All elements |
| Inherited: | Yes |
| Animatable: | No. See animatable properties. |
| Version: | CSS 1, 2, 3 |
Syntax
The syntax of the property is given with:
The example below shows the font-variant property in action.
Example
Try this code »p {
font-variant: small-caps;
}Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
normal |
Specifies a normal font face. |
small-caps |
Specifies a font that is labeled as a small-caps font. If a small-caps font is not available, browsers will simulate this variant by taking a normal font and replacing the lowercase letters by scaled-down uppercase letters. |
initial |
Sets this property to its default value. |
inherit |
If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element font-variant property. |
Note: In a small-caps font the lower case letters look similar to the uppercase ones, but in a smaller size and with slightly different proportions.
Browser Compatibility
The font-variant property is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: CSS Fonts, CSS Text.
Related properties and at-rules: font, font-style, font-weight, font-size, line-height, font-family, @font-face.
