font-synthesis-small-caps
The font-synthesis-small-caps
CSS property lets you specify whether or not the browser may synthesize small-caps typeface when it is missing in a font family. Small-caps glyphs typically use the form of uppercase letters but are reduced to the size of lowercase letters.
It is often convenient to use the shorthand property font-synthesis
to control all typeface synthesis values.
Syntax
css
/* Keyword values */
font-synthesis-small-caps: auto;
font-synthesis-small-caps: none;
/* Global values */
font-synthesis-small-caps: inherit;
font-synthesis-small-caps: initial;
font-synthesis-small-caps: revert;
font-synthesis-small-caps: revert-layer;
font-synthesis-small-caps: unset;
Values
auto
-
Indicates that the missing small-caps typeface may be synthesized by the browser if needed.
none
-
Indicates that the synthesis of the missing small-caps typeface by the browser is not allowed.
Formal definition
Value not found in DB!
Formal syntax
font-synthesis-small-caps =
auto |
none
Examples
Disabling synthesis of small-caps typeface
This example shows turning off synthesis of the small-caps typeface by the browser in the Montserrat
font.
HTML
html
<p class="english">
These are the default <span class="small-caps">small-caps</span>,
<strong>bold</strong>, and <em>oblique</em> typefaces.
</p>
<p class="english no-syn">
The <span class="small-caps">small-caps</span> typeface is turned off here but
not the <strong>bold</strong> and <em>oblique</em> typefaces.
</p>
CSS
css
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Montserrat&display=swap");
.english {
font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
}
.small-caps {
font-variant: small-caps;
}
.no-syn {
font-synthesis-small-caps: none;
}
Result
Specifications
Specification |
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CSS Fonts Module Level 4 # font-synthesis-small-caps |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser