1. Typography
  2. font-style

Typography

font-style

Utilities for controlling the style of text.

ClassStyles
italic
font-style: italic;
not-italic
font-style: normal;

Examples

Italicizing text

Use the italic utility to make text italic:

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

<p class="italic ...">The quick brown fox ...</p>

Displaying text normally

Use the not-italic utility to display text normally:

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

<p class="not-italic ...">The quick brown fox ...</p>

Responsive design

Prefix a font-style utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

<p class="italic md:not-italic ...">  <!-- ... --></p>

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.

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