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makes all level-2 header text italic. Netscape 4 supported only the
it-
alic
value for
font-style
; all current browsers support both values, al-
though it is usually difficult to distinguish italic from oblique.
8.4.3.6. The font-variant property
Use the
font-variant
property to display text in small capitals. The de-
fault value for this property is
normal
, indicating the conventional version
of the font. Otherwise, give the property the value
small-caps
to select
a version of the font in which the lowercase letters have been replaced
with small capital letters.
All the current browsers support this property. Internet Explorer ver-
sions 4 and 5 incorrectly displayed
small-caps
as all uppercase letters.
8.4.3.7. The font-weight property
The
font-weight
property controls the weight or boldness of the letter-
ing. The default value of this property is
normal
. You may specify
bold
to obtain a bold version of a font or use the relative
bolder
and
lighter
values to obtain a version of the font that is bolder or lighter than the
parent element's font.
To specify varying levels of lightness or boldness, set the value to a mul-
tiple of 100, between the values
100
(lightest) and
900
(boldest). The
value
400
is equal to the
normal
version of the font, and
700
is the same
as specifying
bold
.
The current browsers fully support this property.
