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 |
| Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
| Version: | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.fontVariant="small-caps" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| font-variant | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
CSS Syntax
font-variant: normal|small-caps|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| normal | The browser displays a normal font. This is default | Play it » |
| small-caps | The browser displays a small-caps font | Play it » |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | Play it » |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Font
CSS reference: font property
HTML DOM reference: fontVariant property