@tiptap/extension-italic

What is @tiptap/extension-italic?

@tiptap/extension-italic is an extension for the Tiptap editor that allows you to add italic text formatting to your rich text editor. It provides a simple way to toggle italic styling on and off for selected text.

What are @tiptap/extension-italic's main functionalities?

Add Italic Formatting

This feature allows you to add italic formatting to your Tiptap editor. By including the Italic extension in the editor's configuration, you enable the ability to toggle italic styling on selected text.

import { Italic } from '@tiptap/extension-italic';

const editor = new Editor({
  extensions: [
    Italic,
  ],
});

Toggle Italic Command

This command allows you to programmatically toggle italic formatting on the selected text within the editor. It is useful for creating custom toolbar buttons or keyboard shortcuts.

editor.commands.toggleItalic();

Italic Mark Schema

This feature allows you to customize the HTML attributes of the italic mark. For example, you can add a custom CSS class to the italic text.

const italicMark = Italic.configure({
  HTMLAttributes: {
    class: 'custom-italic',
  },
});

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prosemirror-schema-basic

prosemirror-schema-basic provides a set of basic schema elements for ProseMirror, including italic text formatting. It is similar to @tiptap/extension-italic in that it allows you to add italic styling to text, but it is more general-purpose and not specifically tailored for Tiptap.

draft-js

draft-js is a rich text editor framework for React that includes support for various text styles, including italic. It is similar to @tiptap/extension-italic in that it provides italic text formatting, but it is a more comprehensive framework for building rich text editors in React.

quill

quill is a modern WYSIWYG editor built for compatibility and extensibility. It includes built-in support for italic text formatting. Quill is similar to @tiptap/extension-italic in that it provides italic styling, but it is a standalone editor with its own ecosystem and plugins.

README

@tiptap/extension-italic

Introduction

tiptap is a headless wrapper around ProseMirror – a toolkit for building rich text WYSIWYG editors, which is already in use at many well-known companies such as New York Times, The Guardian or Atlassian.

Official Documentation

Documentation can be found on the tiptap website.

License

tiptap is open sourced software licensed under the MIT license.