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How to Italicize Text in CSS

01. The Concept

The font-style property is used to italicize text. Note that true italic uses specially drawn glyphs, while oblique just artificially slants the regular font.

02. Production-Ready Code

em, i { font-style: italic; }

💡 Pro Typography Tip

Use true italics whenever the font family supports them, rather than relying on browser obliques.