String.prototype.italics()

Deprecated

Avoid using this feature in new projects. HTML wrapper methods exist only for backwards compatibility. Use DOM APIs to create elements instead. This feature may be a candidate for removal from web standards or browsers.

Consider using the following features instead: DOM.

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The italics() method of String values creates a string that embeds this string in an  element (str), which causes this string to be displayed as italic.

Note: All HTML wrapper methods are deprecated and only standardized for compatibility purposes. Use DOM APIs such as document.createElement() instead.

Syntax

italics()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A string beginning with an  start tag, then the text str, and then an  end tag.

Examples

Using italics()

The code below creates an HTML string and then replaces the document's body with it:

const contentString = "Hello, world";

document.body.innerHTML = contentString.italics();

This will create the following HTML:

html

<i>Hello, world</i>

Instead of using italics() and creating HTML text directly, you should use DOM APIs such as document.createElement(). For example:

const contentString = "Hello, world";
const elem = document.createElement("i");
elem.innerText = contentString;
document.body.appendChild(elem);

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript 2027 LanguageSpecification # sec-string.prototype.italics

Browser compatibility

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