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CSS font-variant-caps Property


Example

Set a paragraph to a small-caps font:

p.normal {font-variant-caps: normal;}
p.small {font-variant-caps: small-caps;}
p.allsmall {font-variant-caps: all-small-caps;}
p.petite {font-variant-caps: petite-caps;}
p.allpetite {font-variant-caps: all-petite-caps;}
p.unicase {font-variant-caps: unicase;}
p.titling {font-variant-caps: titling-caps;}
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Definition and Usage

The font-variant-caps property controls the usage of alternate glyphs for capital letters.

Default value: normal
Inherited: yes
Animatable: no. Read about animatable
Version: CSS3
JavaScript syntax: object.style.fontVariantCaps="small-caps"

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
font-variant-caps 52.0 79.0 34.0 Not supported 39.0


CSS Syntax

font-variant-caps: normal|small-caps|all-small-caps|petite-caps|all-petite-caps|unicase|titling-caps|initial|inherit|unset;

Property Values

Value Description
normal Deactivates the use of alternate glyphs
small-caps Displays small capitals
all-small-caps Displays small capitals for both upper and lowercase letters
petite-caps Displays petite capitals
all-petite-caps Displays petite capitals for both upper and lowercase letters
unicase Displays a mix of small capitals for uppercase letters with normal lowercase letters
titling-caps Displays titling capitals
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit
unset  

Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Font

CSS reference: font property

HTML DOM reference: fontVariant property