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<th valign=top align=left><b>Syntax:</b> </th>
<td valign=top>font-style: <value><br></td>
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<th valign=top align=left><b>Possible Values:</b> </th>
<td valign=top><span style="font-style: normal">normal</span> | <span style="font-style: italic">italic</span> | <span style="font-style: oblique">oblique</span><br></td>
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<th valign=top align=left><b>Initial Value:</b> </th>
<td valign=top><span style="font-style: normal">normal</span><br></td>
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<td valign=top>All elements<br></td>
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<td valign=top>Yes<br></td>
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<p>The <strong class=css>font-style</strong> property defines that the font be displayed in one of three ways: <strong class=css><span style="font-style: normal">normal</span></strong>, <strong class=css><span style="font-style: italic">italic</span></strong> or <strong class=css><span style="font-style: oblique">oblique</span></strong> (slanted). A sample style sheet with <strong class=css>font-style</strong> declarations might look like this:</p>
<pre><code class=css>H1 { font-style: oblique }
P { font-style: normal }</code></pre>
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