CSS font-variant-alternates Property

Description

The font-variant-alternates property provides control over the selection of a variety of alternate glyphs in addition to the default glyph for that character.

Initial value

normal

Applies to

All elements

Inherited

Yes

Media

Visual

Computed value

As specified

Animatable

No

CSS Version

CSS3

JavaScript syntax

object.style.fontVariantAlternates

Syntax

font-variant-alternates: normal | [ stylistic(<feature-value-name>) || historical-forms || styleset(<feature-value-name> #) || character-variant(<feature-value-name> #) || swash(<feature-value-name>) || ornaments(<feature-value-name>) || annotation(<feature-value-name>) ] 

Values

• normalNone of the features listed below are enabled.
• stylistic(<feature-value-name>)Enables display of stylistic alternates (font specific, OpenType feature: salt <feature-index>).
• historical-formsEnables display of historical forms (OpenType feature: hist).
• styleset(<feature-value-name> #)Enables display with stylistic sets (font specific, OpenType feature: ss<feature-index> OpenType currently defines ss01 through ss20).
• character-variant(<feature-value-name> #)Enables display of specific character variants (font specific, OpenType feature: cv<feature-index> OpenType currently defines cv01 through cv99).
• swash(<feature-value-name>)Enables display of swash glyphs (font specific, OpenType feature: swsh <feature-index>, cswh ).
• ornaments(<feature-value-name>)Enables replacement of default glyphs with ornaments, if provided in the font (font specific, OpenType feature: ornm <feature-index>).
• annotation(<feature-value-name>)Enables display of alternate annotation forms (font specific, OpenType feature: nalt <feature-index>).

Example

.class {
   font-variant-alternates: swash(flowing);
}

Browser Support

Desktop
X	X	X	34	X	9.1
Tablets / Mobile
X	X	34	X	9.3	X

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