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Font-variant-alternates is a CSS property that controls the usage of alternate glyphs associated to alternative names defined in @font-feature-values for certain types of OpenType fonts.
Last updated on : 2025-03-16
Browser Versions
IE
Edge
Firefox
Chrome
Safari
Opera
Fully Supported
Partially
No Support
Inherited
yes
Applies to
all elements. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line.
Initial value
normal
Animation type
discrete
Computed value
as specified
CSS font-variant-alternates on IE is not supported on any IE versions.
CSS font-variant-alternates on Edge is fully supported on 111-133, and not supported on 12-110 Edge versions.
CSS font-variant-alternates on Firefox is fully supported on 34-138, and not supported on 2-33 Firefox versions.
CSS font-variant-alternates on Chrome is fully supported on 113-136, and not supported on 4-112 Chrome versions.
CSS font-variant-alternates on Safari is fully supported on 9.1-18.4, and not supported on 3.2-9 Safari versions.
CSS font-variant-alternates on Opera is fully supported on 98-114, and not supported on 9.5-97 Opera versions.
CSS font-variant-alternates on Safari on iOS is fully supported on 9.3-18.4, and not supported on 3.2-9 Safari on iOS versions.
CSS font-variant-alternates on Android Browser is fully supported on 111-133, and not supported on 2.3-109 Android Browser versions.
CSS font-variant-alternates on Opera Mobile is fully supported on 80-80, and not supported on 10-73 Opera Mobile versions.
CSS font-variant-alternates on Chrome for Android is fully supported on 111-133, and not supported on 97-110 Chrome for Android versions.
CSS font-variant-alternates on Firefox for Android is fully supported on all Firefox for Android versions.
CSS font-variant-alternates on Samsung Internet is fully supported on 23-27, and not supported on 4-22 Samsung Internet versions.
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Overall Browser Compatibility Score
Note:CSS font-variant-alternates shows a browser compatibility score of 78. This is a collective score out of 100 to represent browser support of a web technology. The higher this score is, the greater is the browser compatibility. The browser compatibility score is not a 100% reflection for every browser and the web technology support. However, it does give you an estimate on how much you should rely on a particular web technology in terms of browser compatibility.
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