Italic Upd — Tahoma

.retro-italic { font-family: 'Tahoma', 'Segoe UI', 'Geneva', sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 11px; /* The sacred pixel size */ letter-spacing: 0px; text-rendering: geometricPrecision; /* To preserve that jagged edge */ } Slap that on a modal dialog box. Put it on a tooltip. Use it for a caption that you want to feel slightly off, slightly human.

But today, I want to talk about its shadow. Its elusive, slightly awkward, fiercely practical cousin. tahoma italic

How to Use It (Ironically or Not) Want to evoke the golden age of Windows Longhorn? Here is the CSS you didn’t know you needed: .retro-italic { font-family: 'Tahoma'