font-variant
The font-variant CSS shorthand property allows you to set all the font variants for a font.
You can also set the <font-variant-css2> values of font-variant defined in CSS Level 2.1, (that is, normal or small-caps), by using the font shorthand.
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Constituent properties
This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:
Syntax
font-variant: small-caps;
font-variant: common-ligatures small-caps;
/* Global values */
font-variant: inherit;
font-variant: initial;
font-variant: revert;
font-variant: revert-layer;
font-variant: unset;
Values
normal-
Specifies a normal font face. Each longhand property has an initial value of
normal. none-
Sets the value of the
font-variant-ligaturesasnoneand the values of the other longhand properties asnormal, their initial value. <common-lig-values>,<discretionary-lig-values>,<historical-lig-values>,<contextual-alt-values>-
Specifies the keywords related to the
font-variant-ligatureslonghand property. The possible values arecommon-ligatures,no-common-ligatures,discretionary-ligatures,no-discretionary-ligatures,historical-ligatures,no-historical-ligatures,contextual, andno-contextual. stylistic(),historical-forms,styleset(),character-variant(),swash(),ornaments(),annotation()-
Specifies the keywords and functions related to the
font-variant-ligatureslonghand property. small-caps,all-small-caps,petite-caps,all-petite-caps,unicase,titling-caps-
Specifies the keywords and functions related to the
font-variant-capslonghand property. Thesmall-capsvalue is the only non-normalfont variant valid within thefontshorthand property. <numeric-figure-values>,<numeric-spacing-values>,<numeric-fraction-values>,ordinal,slashed-zero-
Specifies the keywords related to the
font-variant-numericlonghand property. The possible values arelining-nums,oldstyle-nums,proportional-nums,tabular-nums,diagonal-fractions,stacked-fractions,ordinal, andslashed-zero. <east-asian-variant-values>,<east-asian-width-values>,ruby-
Specifies the keywords related to the
font-variant-east-asianlonghand property. The possible values arejis78,jis83,jis90,jis04,simplified,traditional,full-width,proportional-width, andruby. sub,super-
Specifies the keywords and functions related to the
font-variant-positionlonghand property. text,emoji,unicode-
Specifies the keywords and functions related to the
font-variant-emojilonghand property.
Formal definition
| Initial value | normal |
|---|---|
| Applies to | all elements and text. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line. |
| Inherited | yes |
| Computed value | as specified |
| Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
font-variant =
normal |
none |
[ [ <common-lig-values> || <discretionary-lig-values> || <historical-lig-values> || <contextual-alt-values> ] || [ small-caps | all-small-caps | petite-caps | all-petite-caps | unicase | titling-caps ] || [ stylistic( <feature-value-name> ) || historical-forms || styleset( <feature-value-name># ) || character-variant( <feature-value-name># ) || swash( <feature-value-name> ) || ornaments( <feature-value-name> ) || annotation( <feature-value-name> ) ] || [ <numeric-figure-values> || <numeric-spacing-values> || <numeric-fraction-values> || ordinal || slashed-zero ] || [ <east-asian-variant-values> || <east-asian-width-values> || ruby ] || [ sub | super ] || [ text | emoji | unicode ] ]
<common-lig-values> =
common-ligatures |
no-common-ligatures
<discretionary-lig-values> =
discretionary-ligatures |
no-discretionary-ligatures
<historical-lig-values> =
historical-ligatures |
no-historical-ligatures
<contextual-alt-values> =
contextual |
no-contextual
<feature-value-name> =
<ident>
<numeric-figure-values> =
lining-nums |
oldstyle-nums
<numeric-spacing-values> =
proportional-nums |
tabular-nums
<numeric-fraction-values> =
diagonal-fractions |
stacked-fractions
<east-asian-variant-values> =
jis78 |
jis83 |
jis90 |
jis04 |
simplified |
traditional
<east-asian-width-values> =
full-width |
proportional-width
Examples
Setting the small-caps font variant
HTML
<p class="normal">Firefox rocks!</p>
<p class="small">Firefox rocks!</p>
CSS
p.normal {
font-variant: normal;
}
p.small {
font-variant: small-caps;
}
Result
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| CSS Fonts Module Level 4 # font-variant-prop |
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