HTML Formatting

HTML Formatting Elements

HTML Formatting elements below:

<b> - Bold text
<ins> - Inserted text
<strong> - Important text
<i> - Italic text
<sub> - Subscript text
<em> - Emphasized text
<mark> - Marked text
<small> - Smaller text
<sup> - Superscript text
<del> - Deleted text

 

HTML b and strong Elements

<b>This text is bold</b>

The HTML <strong> element defines text with strong importance. The content inside is typically displayed in bold.

<strong>This text is important!</strong>

 

HTML i and em Elements

The HTML i element defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood. The content inside is typically displayed in italic.

Tip: The i tag is often used to indicate a technical term, a phrase from another language, a thought, a ship name, etc.

<i>This text is italic</i>

 

The HTML em element defines emphasized text. The content inside is typically displayed in italic.

Tip: A screen reader will pronounce the words in em with an emphasis, using verbal stress.

<em>This text is emphasized</em>

 

HTML small Element

The HTML small element defines smaller text:

<small>This is some smaller text.</small>

 

HTML mark Element

The HTML <mark> element defines text that should be marked or highlighted:

<p>Do not forget to buy <mark>milk</mark> today.</p>

 

HTML del Element

The HTML <del> element defines text that has been deleted from a document. Browsers will usually strike a line through deleted text:

<p>My favorite color is <del>blue</del> red.</p>

 

HTML ins Element

The HTML <ins> element defines a text that has been inserted into a document. Browsers will usually underline inserted text:

<p>My favorite color is <del>blue</del> <ins>red</ins>.</p>

 

HTML sub Element

The HTML <sub> element defines subscript text. Subscript text appears half a character below

 the normal line, and is sometimes rendered in a smaller font.

 Subscript text can be used for chemical formulas, like H2O:

<p>This is <sub>subscripted</sub> text.</p>

 

HTML sup Element

The HTML <sup> element defines superscript text. Superscript text

appears half a character above the normal line, and is sometimes

rendered in a smaller font. Superscript text can be used for footnotes, like WWW[1]:

<p>This is <sup>superscripted</sup> text.</p>
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