HTML Text Formatting

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HTML Text Formatting


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


Example

This text is bold
This text is italic
This is subscript and superscript

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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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Reference: https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_formatting.asp
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