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Add subtle emphasis with italic styling. Classic slanted text for emphasis, thoughts, or citations.

OOXML Structure

<w:r>
  <w:rPr>
    <w:i/>
  </w:rPr>
  <w:t>Italic text</w:t>
</w:r>

Use case

  • Emphasis - Softer than bold
  • Foreign words - Lorem ipsum, c’est la vie
  • Thoughts - Internal dialogue or asides
  • Citations - Book titles, publications
  • Technical terms - First usage of terminology

Commands

setItalic

Apply italic formatting to the current selection.
editor.commands.setItalic()

unsetItalic

Remove italic formatting from the current selection.
editor.commands.unsetItalic()

toggleItalic

Toggle italic formatting on the current selection.
editor.commands.toggleItalic()

Keyboard shortcuts

CommandShortcutDescription
toggleItalic()⌘/Ctrl-iToggle italic formatting
toggleItalic()⌘/Ctrl-IToggle italic formatting (uppercase)

Source code