HTML Text Formatting

Text Formatting

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

This text is bold

This text is italic

This is subscript and superscript

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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>

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The HTML <strong> element defines strong text, with added semantic "strong" importance.

Example

<strong>This text is strong</strong>

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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>

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The HTML <em> element defines emphasized text, with added semantic importance.

Example

<em>This text is emphasized</em>

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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 _subscripted text.</p>

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HTML <sup> Element

The HTML <sup> element defines superscripted text.

Example

<p>This is ^{superscripted} text.</p>

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