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CSS font-variant-alternates

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 : 2025-11-11

Browser Versions

Edge

Firefox

Chrome

Safari

Opera

5.5 - 11

12 - 110

111 - 142

2 - 33

34 - 147

4 - 112

113 - 145

3.2 - 9

9.1 - 26.2

9.5 - 97

98 - 122

Fully Supported

Partially

No Support

Formal Definition

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

Browser Compatibility

CSS font-variant-alternates on IE is not supported on any IE versions.

CSS font-variant-alternates on Edge is fully supported on 111-142, and not supported on 12-110 Edge versions.

CSS font-variant-alternates on Firefox is fully supported on 34-147, and not supported on 2-33 Firefox versions.

CSS font-variant-alternates on Chrome is fully supported on 113-145, and not supported on 4-112 Chrome versions.

CSS font-variant-alternates on Safari is fully supported on 9.1-26.2, and not supported on 3.2-9 Safari versions.

CSS font-variant-alternates on Opera is fully supported on 98-122, and not supported on 9.5-97 Opera versions.

CSS font-variant-alternates on Safari on iOS is fully supported on 9.3-26.1, and not supported on 3.2-9 Safari on iOS versions.

CSS font-variant-alternates on Android Browser is fully supported on 111-142, 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 111-142, 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 23-29, and not supported on 4-22 Samsung Internet versions.

Browser Support for CSS font-variant-alternates

CSS font-variant-alternates on Chrome

CSS font-variant-alternates on Safari

CSS font-variant-alternates on Firefox

CSS font-variant-alternates on Internet Explorer

CSS font-variant-alternates on Opera

CSS font-variant-alternates on Edge

References

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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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