HTML Text Formatting

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

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

<b> element defines bold text, without any extra importance.

<strong> element defines text with strong importance. The content inside is typically displayed in bold.

<i> element defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood. The content inside is typically displayed in italic.

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

<em> element defines emphasized text. The content inside is typically displayed in italic.

A screen reader will pronounce the words in <em> with an emphasis, using verbal stress.

<small> element defines smaller text:

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

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

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