How To: Webpage Creation

HTML Text Formatting

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

HTML Formatting Elements
         

Formatting elements were designed to display special types of text.

<b> - Bold text, works similarly with {b}...{/b}
<strong> - Important text, works similarly with {b}...{/b}
<i> - Italic text, works similarly with {i}...{/i}
<em> - Emphasized text, works similarly with {i}...{/i}
<mark> - Marked text, works similarly with {highlight:yellow}...{/highlight}
<small> - Smaller text, works similarly with {size:2}...{/size}
<del> - Deleted text, works similarly with {x}...{/x}
<ins> - Inserted text, works similarly with {u}...{/u}
<sub> - Subscript text, works similarly with {sub}...{/sub}
<sup> - Superscript text, works similarly with {super}...{/super}

HTML <b> and <strong> Elements
         

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

Example:

<b>This text is bold</b>

         

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

Example:

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

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>
yields: This text is italic

         

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>
yields: This text is emphasized

HTML <small> Element
         

The HTML <small> element defines smaller text.

Example:

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

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>
yields: Do not forget to buy milk today.

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>
yields: My favorite color is blue red.

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>
yields: My favorite color is blue red

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 _subscripted text.</p>
yields: This is _subscripted text.

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 ^{superscripted} text.</p>
yields: This is ^{superscripted} text.