---
title: traitItalic
framework: coretext
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/traititalic
---

# traitItalic

The font typestyle is italic.

## Declaration

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

## Discussion

Discussion Additional detail is available via kCTFontSlantTrait.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [kCTFontSlantTrait](coretext/kctfontslanttrait.md)

### Symbolic Traits

- [traitBold](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/traitbold.md)
- [traitExpanded](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/traitexpanded.md)
- [traitCondensed](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/traitcondensed.md)
- [traitMonoSpace](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/traitmonospace.md)
- [traitVertical](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/traitvertical.md)
- [traitUIOptimized](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/traituioptimized.md)
- [traitColorGlyphs](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/traitcolorglyphs.md)
- [traitComposite](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/traitcomposite.md)
- [traitClassMask](coretext/ctfontsymbolictraits/traitclassmask.md)