This is the slanting forward of serif fonts.
A type of text formatting used when the author would like specific text to stand out.
Sloping or ornate TYPEFACE, such as this.
Slanted characters used to create emphasis within a line of text.
A cursive alphabet which is matched with a roman font and used along chiefly for emphasis.
A type style with slightly slanted characters, used for emphasis. Back to Previous Page
(): Ch. 5 Causes text to be italicized.
show HIDE Letters slanted to the right (used as a contrasting face).
A type style with slightly slanted characters, used for emphasis. Best used to set off quotes, special phrases, and foreign words, Italic letters have a redesigned structure that allows them to slant to the right. The first Italic type was designed by Aldus Manutius in AD 1501 and was based on the handwriting style of that time. Furthermore, lowercase letters were in Italics while capital letters were Roman (or vertical stance).
People from the Mediterranean. See also Roman type.
Italics are a sloping or slanting forward of typefaces i.e. italics.