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

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

<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 "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

Browser compatibility

See also

• font-synthesis shorthand, font-synthesis-style, font-synthesis-weight
• font-style, font-variant, font-variant-caps, font-weight
• CanvasRenderingContext2D: fontVariantCaps property