font-synthesis-small-caps CSS property
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2023.
The font-synthesis-small-caps CSS property lets you specify whether or not the browser may synthesize small-caps typeface when it is missing in a font family. Small-caps glyphs typically use the form of uppercase letters but are reduced to the size of lowercase letters.
It is often convenient to use the shorthand property font-synthesis to control all typeface synthesis values.
Syntax
css
/* Keyword values */
font-synthesis-small-caps: auto;
font-synthesis-small-caps: none;
/* Global values */
font-synthesis-small-caps: inherit;
font-synthesis-small-caps: initial;
font-synthesis-small-caps: revert;
font-synthesis-small-caps: revert-layer;
font-synthesis-small-caps: unset;
Values
Formal definition
| Initial value | auto |
|---|---|
| Applies to | all elements and text. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line. |
| Inherited | yes |
| Computed value | as specified |
| Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
font-synthesis-small-caps =
auto |
none
Examples
Disabling synthesis of small-caps typeface
This example shows turning off synthesis of the small-caps typeface by the browser in the Montserrat font.
HTML
html
<p class="english">
These are the default <span class="small-caps">small-caps</span>,
<strong>bold</strong>, and <em>oblique</em> typefaces.
</p>
<p class="english no-syn">
The <span class="small-caps">small-caps</span> typeface is turned off here but
not the <strong>bold</strong> and <em>oblique</em> typefaces.
</p>
CSS
css
@import "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Montserrat&display=swap";
.english {
font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
}
.small-caps {
font-variant: small-caps;
}
.no-syn {
font-synthesis-small-caps: none;
}
Result
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| CSS Fonts Module Level 4 # font-synthesis-small-caps |
Browser compatibility
| desktop | mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
font-synthesis-small-caps
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
auto
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
none
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legend
Tip: you can click/tap on a cell for more information.
- Full support
- Full support