CSS font-variant-numeric

The font-variant-numeric property allows you to specify control over numerical forms.

Example of numbers in oldstyle and normal — The above code example should look like this image. If it doesn't, your system probably doesn't have an oldstyle version of the numeric glyphs.

The font-variant-numeric property was one of the properties introduced in CSS3 for enabling various font related features that can improve the appearance of the text on the page. The font-variant-numeric property deals specifically with numeric forms.

Syntax

The syntax of the font-variant-numeric property is:

These values are explained in more detail below.

Possible Values

normal

Specifies that none of the features below are enabled.

numeric-figure-values

This can be one of the following values:

lining-nums: Enables display of lining numerals (OpenType feature: lnum).
oldstyle-nums: Enables display of old-style numerals (OpenType feature: onum).

numeric-spacing-values

This can be one of the following values:

proportional-nums: Enables display of proportional numerals (OpenType feature: pnum).
tabular-nums: Enables display of tabular numerals (OpenType feature: tnum).

numeric-fraction-values

This can be one of the following values:

diagonal-fractions: Enables display of lining diagonal fractions (OpenType feature: frac).
stacked-fractions: Enables display of lining stacked fractions (OpenType feature: afrc).

ordinal

Enables display of letter forms used with ordinal numbers (OpenType feature: ordn).

slashed-zero

Enables display of slashed zeros (OpenType feature: zero).

In addition, all CSS properties also accept the following CSS-wide keyword values as the sole component of their property value:

initial: Represents the value specified as the property's initial value.
inherit: Represents the computed value of the property on the element's parent.
unset: This value acts as either inherit or initial, depending on whether the property is inherited or not. In other words, it sets all properties to their parent value if they are inheritable or to their initial value if not inheritable.

General Information

Initial Value: normal
Applies To: All elements
Inherited?: Yes
Media: Visual
Animatable?: No

Example Code

Official Specifications

CSS Fonts Module Level 4
CSS Fonts Module Level 3 (W3C Recommendation 20 September 2018)

Browser Support

Browser support for CSS properties can vary, particularly for newer or experimental features. Check current browser compatibility before using a property in production, especially when supporting older browsers.

The following table provided by Caniuse.com shows the level of browser support for this feature.

Initial Value

CSS properties have an initial value that applies when the property has not been explicitly set. The initial value is different from the value inherited from a parent element and may vary between properties.

Inheritance

Some CSS properties inherit their computed value from their parent element by default, while others do not. The inherit, initial, unset, and revert keywords can also be used to control how a property gets its value.

Vendor Prefixes

Most modern CSS properties use the standard, unprefixed syntax. Vendor-prefixed properties such as -webkit- are mainly relevant to older browser versions or specific features and should only be used when required by your browser support targets.