CSS font-variant property

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Definition

The font-variant property is used to display text in a small-caps font, which means that all the lower case letters are converted to uppercase letters, but all the letters in the small-caps font have a smaller font-size compared to the rest of the text.

Inherited: Yes

JavaScript Syntax

CSS properties can also be dynamically changed with a JavaScript.

Scripting Syntax: object.style.fontVariant="small-caps"

In our HTML DOM tutorial you can find more details about the fontVariant property.

In our HTML DOM tutorial you can also find a full Style Object Reference.

Example

Possible Values

Try-It-Yourself Demos

Set the variant of the font
This example demonstrates how to set the variant of a font.

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