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HTML Text Formatting

This document provides information about HTML text formatting elements. It describes the purpose and provides examples of the <b>, <strong>, <i>, <em>, <small>, <mark>, <del>, <ins>, <sub>, and <sup> elements. It explains that <b> defines bold text, <strong> defines important text, <i> and <em> define italicized text with <i> indicating alternate voices or languages and <em> emphasizing text. It also covers the uses of other text formatting elements such as <small>, <mark>, <del>, <ins>, <sub>, and <sup>. The document concludes with an exercise asking the reader to apply an HTML element.

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HTML Text Formatting

This document provides information about HTML text formatting elements. It describes the purpose and provides examples of the <b>, <strong>, <i>, <em>, <small>, <mark>, <del>, <ins>, <sub>, and <sup> elements. It explains that <b> defines bold text, <strong> defines important text, <i> and <em> define italicized text with <i> indicating alternate voices or languages and <em> emphasizing text. It also covers the uses of other text formatting elements such as <small>, <mark>, <del>, <ins>, <sub>, and <sup>. The document concludes with an exercise asking the reader to apply an HTML element.

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HTML Text Formatting


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HTML contains several elements for defining text with a special meaning.

Example

This text is bold

This text is italic

superscript
This is subscript and

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HTML Formatting Elements


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> - Smaller 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 text with strong importance. The content inside is typically
displayed in bold.

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

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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.

Example
<i>This text is italic</i>

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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.

Example
<em>This text is emphasized</em>

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HTML <small> Element


The HTML <small> element defines smaller text:

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

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HTML <mark> Element


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

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

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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:

Example

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

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HTML <ins> Element


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

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

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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:

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

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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]:

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

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HTML Exercises

Test Yourself With Exercises

Exercise:
Add extra importance to the word "degradation" in the paragraph below.

<p>

WWF's mission is to stop the


degradation of our
planet's natural environment.

</p>

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HTML Text Formatting Elements


Tag Description

<b> Defines bold text

<em> Defines emphasized text 

<i> Defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood

<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

For a complete list of all available HTML tags, visit our HTML Tag Reference.

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