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Guido Masciello
1,996 PointsVariation of Font Style
Hi, if I choose only normal 400 for Open Sans and I do not include also the variation Normal 400 Italic, this means I can't format Italic my text using the font I choose (Open Sans in this example)? What Happens in this case:
In index.html file I include the font (only regular)
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400" rel="stylesheet">
In CSS file I style Italic h1:
h1 { font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-style: italic; }
Because I don' have included Open Sans Italic I will have sans-serif Italic?
I must had to font Open Sans Italic to have h1 Open Sans italic formatted: <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,400i" rel="stylesheet">
Thank You.
2 Answers
David Tonge
Courses Plus Student 45,640 PointsYou'll get the browser's rendering of the font in bold.
David Tonge
Courses Plus Student 45,640 PointsYes. You must use add whatever variation of the font you need. It's that way with every webfont provider. Example: With Typekit you load em all into kit an only the fonts and weight you added will be selectable.
Guido Masciello
1,996 PointsBut I have no clear what happens if I do not include for example Bold variation and I use it in my CSS code:
h1 { font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: bold; }
How is formatted h1?
Thank you.