HTML Text Formatting

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

HTML Formatting Elements

• Formatting elements were designed to display special types of text.

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

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.

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

• 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

<i>text is italic</i>
<em>text is emphasized</em>

Output:

text is italic
text is emphasized

HTML <b> and <strong> Elements

• The HTML <b> element defines bold text, without any extra importance.
• The HTML <strong> element defines text with strong importance. The content inside is typically displayed in bold.
• Example

<b>This text is bold</b>
<strong>text is strong importance</strong>

Output:

HTML <mark> Elements

• >The HTML <mark> tag define text that should be highlighted or marked.
• Example

<p>This text is <mark>mark</mark> element</p>

Output:

HTML <small> Elements

• The HTML <small> tag define small text.
• Example

<p>This text is <small>mark</small> element</p>

Output:

HTML <del> Elements

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

<p>This text is <del>del</del> element</p>

Output:

HTML <ins> Elements

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

<p>This text is <ins>ins</ins> element</p>

Output:

HTML <sub> and <sup> Elements

• The HTML <sub> element defines subscript text.
• The HTML <sup> element defines superscript text.
• Example

<p>text is _subscript</p>
<p>text is ^superscript</p>

Output: