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Font-style: italic and oblique request different faces

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Published: 23 Oct 2026 08:23 · Updated: 23 Oct 2026 08:23

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In brief

font-style distinguishes normal, italic and oblique faces. italic generally requests a specifically designed italic face, while oblique requests a slanted form.

Useful to know

font-style distinguishes normal, italic and oblique faces. italic generally requests a specifically designed italic face, while oblique requests a slanted form. [1]

The distinction matters in extended text. Do not judge by the slope of one letter alone; inspect the family's faces and Bulgarian characters. Styling does not itself add semantic emphasis to HTML.

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  1. [1] MDN — CSS font-style ↗