Italic text generator
Get slanted letters for places that have no italic option. Choose a serif or sans italic, copy it, and paste it into any text field.
Styled text is made of decorative Unicode characters. Screen readers may read it letter by letter or skip it.
- Italic SerifKept as-is: 0
- Italic SansKept as-is: 0
- Bold Italic SerifKept as-is: 0
- Bold Italic SansKept as-is: 0
- Bold SerifKept as-is: 0
- ScriptKept as-is: 0
- Bold ScriptKept as-is: 0
- FrakturKept as-is: 0
- Double-StruckKept as-is: 0
- Bold FrakturKept as-is: 0
- Sans-SerifKept as-is: 0
- Bold SansKept as-is: 0
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How to use it
- Type the words you want to slant, such as a title, a quote or a single word you want to stress.
- Choose Italic Serif for a bookish look or Italic Sans for a modern one. Both appear at the top of the list.
- If the slant looks too light on a phone, try Bold Italic instead.
- Press Copy and paste the result. Write any numbers in plain digits, since italic has none.
Where to use it
- Titles of books, films, albums and songs in posts and reviews
- Quotes, asides and inner thoughts in captions
- Gentle emphasis on one word in a comment where bold would feel like shouting
- Foreign words and names in plain-text posts
Italic, bold italic or script?
These three are often confused, and each solves a different problem:
- Italic (𝐼𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑐) is the slanted, lighter form used for emphasis and titles. It stays close to normal reading text.
- Bold Italic (𝑩𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑰𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒄) is heavier and stands out more. It suits a short heading or a name, and stays readable on small screens where thin italic can look faint.
- Script (𝒮𝒸𝓇𝒾𝓅𝓉) imitates handwriting. It is decorative rather than emphatic, and harder to read in longer text. You will find it on the cursive font generator.
The serif and sans-serif versions behave the same; choose by look. Italic Serif feels literary and formal, Italic Sans feels clean and modern.
Where italic Unicode breaks
Italic is the most delicate of the Unicode styles, so check three things before you post:
- No digits. There are no italic numbers in Unicode, so “2024” stays upright in the middle of slanted text.
- The ℎ in Italic Serif. The small h comes from an older symbol block and can look out of place next to the other letters. If it bothers you, switch to Italic Sans or Bold Italic Serif, which have their own h.
- Thin strokes. Light italic letters can be hard to read at small sizes or on low-contrast backgrounds. Bold Italic is the fix.
Accented letters keep their accents, placed on top of the italic base letter. As with every Unicode style, these are characters, not a font file: they may not be found by in-app search and screen readers may not read them as words. Keep italics to a few words at a time.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the same as italic formatting in a word processor?
No. A word processor slants normal letters with formatting. This tool replaces each letter with a separate italic Unicode character, so the slant travels with the text into apps that have no formatting at all.
Why does the italic h look different?
The italic small h was already in Unicode as the Planck constant symbol ℎ, so the mathematical italic alphabet has a gap where h would be and uses ℎ instead. On some devices ℎ comes from another font and looks slightly heavier or taller. Italic Sans does not have this gap.
Why do my numbers stay upright?
Unicode has no italic or bold italic digits in any style. Numbers stay in their normal form and the tool reports them as kept as-is. If upright numbers look odd, write them as words.
What is the difference between italic and cursive?
Italic letters are slanted versions of normal letters and stay easy to read. Cursive or script letters imitate handwriting with loops and flourishes. Use italic for subtle emphasis and cursive for decoration.
How do I write italics in WhatsApp, Discord or Word?
Use their own formatting. In WhatsApp, put underscores around the words, like _this_. In Discord, use single asterisks or underscores. In Word or Google Docs, use the italic button. The text then stays searchable and spell-checked.