font-synthesis-weight

The font-synthesis-weight CSS property lets you specify whether or not the browser may synthesize the bold typeface when it is missing in a font family.

It is often convenient to use the shorthand property font-synthesis to control all typeface synthesis values.

Syntax

css
/* Keyword values */
font-synthesis-weight: auto;
font-synthesis-weight: none;

/* Global values */
font-synthesis-weight: inherit;
font-synthesis-weight: initial;
font-synthesis-weight: revert;
font-synthesis-weight: revert-layer;
font-synthesis-weight: unset;

Values

auto

Indicates that the missing bold typeface may be synthesized by the browser if needed.

none

Indicates that the synthesis of the missing bold typeface by the browser is not allowed.

Formal definition

Initial valueauto
Applies toall elements and text. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line.
Inheritedyes
Computed valueas specified
Animation typediscrete

Formal syntax

font-synthesis-weight = 
  auto  |
  none

Examples

Disabling synthesis of bold typeface

This example shows turning off synthesis of the bold typeface by the browser in the Montserrat font.

HTML

html
<p class="english">
  This is the default <strong>bold typeface</strong> and
  <em>oblique typeface</em>.
</p>

<p class="english no-syn">
  The <strong>bold typeface</strong> is turned off here but not the
  <em>oblique typeface</em>.
</p>

CSS

css
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Montserrat&display=swap");

.english {
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
}
.no-syn {
  font-synthesis-weight: none;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification
CSS Fonts Module Level 4
# font-synthesis-weight

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

See also