font-style

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 also has a CSS property counterpart: {{cssxref("font-style")}}. When both are specified, the CSS property takes priority.

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

{{SVGElement("text")}}
{{SVGElement("textPath")}}
{{SVGElement("tspan")}}

Examples

Controlling SVG font style

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

<table class="properties"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">Value</th> <td><code>normal</code> | <code>italic</code> | <code>oblique</code></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Default value</th> <td><code>normal</code></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Animatable</th> <td>Yes</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

For a description of the values, please refer to the CSS font-style property.

Examples

Controlling SVG font style

Usage notes

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also