Version 5.9.3

# `Italic`

The font face to be used when the user switches to italic.

## Child elements

(none)

## Parent elements

`DefineFontfamily`

## Attributes

`fontface` (text)
  The name of the fontface.

## Example

    <LoadFontfile name="Helvetica" filename="helvetica-regular.otf"/>
    <LoadFontfile name="Helvetica Bold" filename="helvetica-bold.otf"/>
    <LoadFontfile name="Helvetica Italic" filename="helvetica-italic.otf"/>
    <LoadFontfile name="Helvetica Bold Italic" filename="helvetica-bolditalic.otf"/>

    <DefineFontfamily name="text" fontsize="12" leading="14">
      <Regular fontface="Helvetica"/>
      <Bold fontface="Helvetica Bold"/>
      <Italic fontface="Helvetica Italic"/>
      <BoldItalic fontface="Helvetica Bold Italic"/>
    </DefineFontfamily>

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