HTML Text Formatting
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HTML Text Formatting
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HTML Formatting Elements
In the previous chapter, you learned about the HTML style attribute.
HTML also defines special elements for defining
text with a special meaning.
HTML uses elements like <b> and <i> for formatting output,
like bold or italic text.
Formatting elements were designed to display special types of text:
<b>- Bold text<strong>- Important text<i>- Italic text<em>- Emphasized text<mark>- Marked text<small>- Small text<del>- Deleted text<ins>- Inserted text<sub>- Subscript text<sup>- Superscript text
HTML <b> and <strong> Elements
The HTML <b> element defines bold text,
without any extra importance.
Example
<b>This text is bold</b>Try it Yourself »
The HTML <strong> element defines strong
text, with added semantic "strong" importance.
Example
<strong>This text is strong</strong>Try it Yourself »
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HTML <i> and <em> Elements
The HTML <i> element defines italic text, without any extra importance.
Example
<i>This text is italic</i>Try it Yourself »
The HTML <em> element defines emphasized
text, with added semantic importance.
Example
<em>This text is
emphasized</em>Try it Yourself »
Note: Browsers display <strong> as <b>, and <em> as <i>.
However, there is a difference in the meaning of these tags:<b> and <i> defines bold and italic text, but<strong> and <em> means that the text is "important".
HTML <small> Element
The HTML <small> element defines smaller text:
Example
<h2>HTML
<small>Small</small> Formatting</h2>
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HTML <mark> Element
The HTML <mark> element defines marked or highlighted text:
Example
<h2>HTML
<mark>Marked</mark> Formatting</h2>
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HTML <del> Element
The HTML <del> element defines deleted (removed) text.
Example
<p>My favorite color is <del>blue</del> red.</p>
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HTML <ins> Element
The HTML <ins> element defines inserted
(added) text.
Example
<p>My favorite
<ins>color</ins> is red.</p>
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HTML <sub> Element
The HTML <sub> element defines subscripted text.
Example
<p>This
is <sub>subscripted</sub> text.</p>
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HTML <sup> Element
The HTML <sup> element defines superscripted text.
Example
<p>This
is <sup>superscripted</sup> text.</p>
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Test Yourself with Exercises!
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HTML Text Formatting Elements
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| <b> | Defines bold text |
| <em> | Defines emphasized text |
| <i> | Defines italic text |
| <small> | Defines smaller text |
| <strong> | Defines important text |
| <sub> | Defines subscripted text |
| <sup> | Defines superscripted text |
| <ins> | Defines inserted text |
| <del> | Defines deleted text |
| <mark> | Defines marked/highlighted text |
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