# font-style property

The `font-style` property sets an italic or oblique text.

## Syntax

`selector { font-style: italic | oblique | normal; }`

## Values

Value | Description
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`italic` | Makes a text italic.
`oblique` | Sloped text. Unlike italic, which imitates handwriting, oblique is normal text where the letters are sloped to the side.
`normal` | Cancels italics or slope. Usually necessary if you need to cancel italics for a certain section of a text (for example, all paragraphs are italicized, but this one is not).

Default value: `normal`.

## Example . italic value

Now the text will become italic:

`<p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. </p>` `p { font-style: italic; }`

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## Example . oblique value

The text will now become sloped (depending on the browser, it may be indistinguishable from italic):

`<p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. </p>` `p { font-style: oblique; }`

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