italic: Tailwind CSS Font Style class

The italic class applies an italicized style to text.

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Utility class
italic
CSS output
font-style: italic;

italic

The italic class applies an italicized style to text.

Example Code

HTML
1<div
2	class="p-5 font-bold bg-gray-100 rounded-t-md flex flex-col justify-center items-center"
3>
4	<h3 class="text-gray-500 mr-48">Italic</h3>
5	<p class="italic ml-12">How vexingly quick daft zebras jump.</p>
6</div>

Preview

Italic

How vexingly quick daft zebras jump.

How to Use

Add the italic class directly to your HTML element:

HTML
1<div class="italic">
2  <!-- Your content here -->
3</div>

Responsive Usage

Use Tailwind's responsive prefixes to apply italic at specific breakpoints:

HTML
1<div class="sm:italic md:italic lg:italic">
2  Responsive element
3</div>
  • sm:italic — applies from 640px and up
  • md:italic — applies from 768px and up
  • lg:italic — applies from 1024px and up

Customization

You can extend or override this utility in your tailwind.config.js. See the Tailwind CSS documentation for details on customizing your theme.

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