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CSS Property: font-synthesis

If proper bold or italic characters can’t be found in a font, should they be synthesized by the browser? That’s the question on today’s Oprah.

Possible Values

ValueDescription
noneDon’t synthesize anything, fool!
weightOnly synthesize boldness — font weight — girlfriend!
styleOnly synthesize italics — font style — fool!
weight styleSynthesize away, yo! Do it all! JERRY! JERRY! Initial default.
inherit
initial
unset

Example


#montel { font-synthesis: weight; }
/* So, like, you can synthesize a font's weight, but don't touch that font style. K? */