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VML Font-Style Attribute

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This topic describes VML, a feature that is deprecated as of Windows Internet Explorer 9. Webpages and applications that rely on VML should be migrated to SVG or other widely supported standards.

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As of December 2011, this topic has been archived. As a result, it is no longer actively maintained. For more information, see Archived Content. For information, recommendations, and guidance regarding the current version of Windows Internet Explorer, see Internet Explorer Developer Center.

 

Defines the amount of slant for a font. Read/write. String.

Applies To

TextPath

Tag Syntax

<v: element style="font-style: expression ">

Script Syntax

element .style.fontstyle="expression"

expression=element.style.fontstyle

Remarks

The values are:

  • normal (default)
  • oblique
  • italic

Most browsers render oblique as italic. The values are the same as the standard HTML style attributes.

VML Standard Attribute

Example

The font is italic (slanted).

   <v:line from="50 100" to="400 100">
   <v:fill on="True" color="red"/>
   <v:path textpathok="True"/>
   <v:textpath on="True" string="VML Text"
   style="font:italic normal normal 36pt Arial"/>
   </v:line>