Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

font-variant — NN n/a IE 4 CSS 1

Synopsis

Inherited: Yes

Determines whether the element should be rendered in all uppercase letters in such a way that lowercase letters of the source code are rendered in smaller uppercase letters. If a font family contains a small caps variant, the browser should use it automatically. More likely, however, the browser calculates a smaller size for the uppercase letters that take the place of source code lowercase letters. In practice, Internet Explorer 4 renders the entire source code content as uppercase letters of the same size as the parent element’s font, regardless of the case of the source code.

CSS Syntax

font-variant: fontVariant

Value

Any of the following constant values: normal | small-caps.

Initial Value

normal

Example

EM {font-variant: small-caps}

Applies To

All elements.

Object Model Reference

IE

[window.]document.all.elementID.style.fontVariant