[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #65107: Twenty Sixteen: italics lost in 'blockquote cite'
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#65107: Twenty Sixteen: italics lost in 'blockquote cite'
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Reporter: gaelbonithon | Owner: (none)
Type: defect (bug) | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: Awaiting Review
Component: Bundled Theme | Version: 4.4
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: has-patch 2nd-opinion | Focuses: css
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Comment (by gaelbonithon):
Replying to [comment:4 sabernhardt]:
> Hi and welcome to WordPress Core Trac!
>
> The theme's initial commit used `font-style: normal` in
[https://github.com/WordPress/twentysixteen/blob/4d4ba75f181336743c30b9fe09ce24607fb4a30e/style.css#L396-L400
front-end] and
[https://github.com/WordPress/twentysixteen/blob/4d4ba75f181336743c30b9fe09ce24607fb4a30e/css
/editor-style.css#L137-L141 editor styles] to reverse the italics of the
`blockquote` in `em` and `cite` elements. The default styling should
remain as it has been for ten years.
>
> In 2018, Twenty Sixteen styles for the block editor reinforced the
normal `font-style` within the [https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-
develop/blob/c7c777aab217b577107106f0f56563983e3c5afb/src/wp-
content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css#L321-L325 Quote block].
>
> The theme probably could add italics again for `em` elements within
citations.
> {{{
> blockquote :where(cite) em {
> font-style: italic;
> }
> }}}
>
> and in `editor-blocks.css`
> {{{
> .wp-block-quote__citation em {
> font-style: italic;
> }
> }}}
>
> The additional style would be inappropriate for anyone who made the
citations italic, but using `:where()` to match the specificity should
reduce the possibility of unexpected changes.
Thank you, patch updated.
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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/65107#comment:5>
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