font-variantBaseline · Widely available
The font-variant CSS property is a shorthand for font-variant-alternates, font-variant-caps, font-variant-east-asian, font-variant-emoji, font-variant-ligatures, font-variant-numeric, and font-variant-position.
Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Jul 29, 2015. Widely available since Jan 29, 2018.
Browser support
DesktopChrome
1+Supportedsince Dec 11, 2008
Current: 155Edge
12+Supportedsince Jul 29, 2015
Current: 154Firefox
1+Supportedsince Nov 9, 2004
Current: 157Safari
1+Supportedsince Jun 23, 2003
Current: 27MobileChrome Android
18+Supportedsince Jun 27, 2012
Current: 155Firefox Android
4+Supportedsince Mar 29, 2011
Current: 157Safari iOS
1+Supportedsince Jun 29, 2007
Current: 27How to use
This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.
Example
Full syntax and examples are on MDN: font-variant.
Feature detection
CSS · check before using
@supports (font-variant: initial) {
/* styles that rely on font-variant */
}
/* or in JavaScript */
if (CSS.supports("font-variant", "initial")) {
// use it
}Documentation (MDN)
Specification
Sub-features
Support for each part of the feature (10). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.
| Sub-feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox Android | Safari iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| @font-face.font-variant | 4 | 12 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| font-variant | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| font-variant.css_fonts_shorthand | 52 | 79 | 34 | 9.1 | 52 | 34 | 9.3 |
| font-variant.historical-forms | 111 | 111 | 34 | 9.1 | 111 | 34 | 9.3 |
| font-variant.none | 52 | 79 | 34 | 9 | 52 | 34 | 9 |
| font-variant.normal | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| font-variant.sub | 110 | 110 | 34 | 9.1 | 110 | 34 | 9.3 |
| font-variant.super | 110 | 110 | 34 | 9.1 | 110 | 34 | 9.3 |
| font-variant.turkic_is | 31 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 31 | 14 | 8 |
| svg.global_attributes.font-variant | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 |