---
title: italicTrait
framework: coretext
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/italictrait
---

# italicTrait

The font typestyle is italic.

## Declaration

```swift
static var italicTrait: CTFontSymbolicTraits { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Additional detail is available via kCTFontSlantTrait.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [kCTFontSlantTrait](coretext/kctfontslanttrait.md)

### Deprecated Constants

- [boldTrait](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/boldtrait.md)
- [expandedTrait](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/expandedtrait.md)
- [condensedTrait](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/condensedtrait.md)
- [monoSpaceTrait](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/monospacetrait.md)
- [verticalTrait](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/verticaltrait.md)
- [uiOptimizedTrait](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/uioptimizedtrait.md)
- [colorGlyphsTrait](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/colorglyphstrait.md)
- [compositeTrait](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/compositetrait.md)
- [classMaskTrait](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/classmasktrait.md)