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
/* 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
auto-
Indicates that the missing small-caps typeface may be synthesized by the browser if needed.
none-
Indicates that the synthesis of the missing small-caps typeface by the browser is not allowed.
Formal definition
| Initial value | auto |
|---|---|
| Applies to | all elements and text |
| Inherited | yes |
| Computed value | specified keyword |
| Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
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
<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
@import url("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;
}