HTML Text Formatting Elements

HTML contains a number of tags with special meaning that you can use to display content that appears differently from the normal text on your web pages.

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HTML <b> and <strong> elements

The HTML belement displays the text in bold, without any extra importance such as a keyword or a place name.

It is used only to attract the user's attention without giving any special meaning to the text.

Example

I am from <b>paris</b>

Output

I am from paris.

The HTML strong tag used to defines highly important content in a document.

Typically, the contents within the strong tag are displayed in bold.

Example

<strong>This text is important!</strong> 
<p>This liquid is <strong>highly toxic</strong>.</p>
<p>I am counting on you. <strong>Do not</strong> be late!</p>

Output

This text is important!
This liquid is highly toxic.
I am counting on you. Do not be late!
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HTML <i> and <em> elements

The HTML i element displays a part of the text in italic format.

Softwares like screen reader read the text in different tone of voice.

The i tag is often used to indicate a technical keyword, a phrase, a quote, the name of an object, etc.

Example

<i>This text is italic</i>

Output

This text is italic

The HTML em tag indicates the more stressed emphasis on its contents in comparison with the text around it..

A screen reader will pronounce the words/text in em tag with an emphasis.

Example

<em>This text is emphasized</em>

<p>I am <em>glad</em> you weren't <em>late</em>.</p>

Output

This text is emphasized
I am glad you weren't late.

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HTML <small> elements

The HTML small element defines content which is not the important of the page and it display in smaller font size by browser.

For example, copyright statement, licensing information, disclaimer, side comments, or restrictions and so on.

Example

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

Output

This is some smaller text.

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HTML <mark> Element

The HTML mark element specifies text that should be highlighted due to its importance in another context.

Example

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

Output

Do not forget to buy milk today.

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HTML <del> Element

The HTML del (deleted text) tag represents text that has been removed from a page.

Browsers will draw a line on the text.

Example

<p>My favorite color is <del>Green</del>dark blue.</p>

Output

My favorite color is Green dark blue.

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HTML <ins> Element

The HTML ins (inserted text) tag represents newly added text in a document.

Browsers will draw a underline on the inserted text.

Example

<p>My favorite color is <del>yellow</del> <ins>rose</ins>.</p>

Output

My favorite color is yellow rose.

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HTML <sub> Element

The HTML sub element defines subscript text in a smaller font.

It appears under the normal line half a character.

Chemical formulas like H2O can be written in subscript text.

Example

<p>This is H<sub>2</sub>O</p>

Output

This is H2O

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HTML <sup> Element

The HTML sup tag defines superscript text (appears above normal line half a character) in a smaller font.

It can be used for chemical formulas, footnotes, mathematical equations, and so on.

Example

<p>My parents wedding day is on the 12<sup>th</sup> of June 2005.</p>

Output

My parents wedding day is on the 12th of June 2005.

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