CSS font-variant Property
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Example
Set a paragraph to a small-caps font:
p.small
{
font-variant:small-caps;
} |
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Definition and Usage
In a small-caps font, all lowercase letters are converted to uppercase letters.
However, the converted uppercase letters appears in a smaller font size than the original uppercase letters in the text.
The font-variant property specifies whether or not a text should be displayed in a small-caps font.
| Default value: |
normal |
| Inherited: |
yes |
| Version: |
CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.fontVariant="small-caps" |
Browser Support
The font-variant property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| normal |
The browser displays a normal font. This is default |
| small-caps |
The browser displays a small-caps font |
| inherit |
Specifies that the font variant should be inherited
from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Font
CSS reference: font property
HTML DOM reference: fontVariant property
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