Tag post count: Want to italicize

Hi,

I love the function and look of the CTC but would like to italicize the post count, e.g. The Beatles (12).

I’ve looked through the base.php script but adding the open/close attribute in line 277 does not seem to do the trick.

Is there a way of making this adjustment?

Thank you for your help!

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