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.The content inside is typically displayed in bold.
Example
<html>
<body>
<p> This is normal text</p>
<b><p>This text is bold.</p></b>
</body>
</html>
Result:
This text is normal.
This text is bold.
The HTML <strong> element defines text with strong importance. The content inside is typically displayed in bold.
Example
<html>
<body>
<p> This is normal text</p>
<p><strong>This text is important!</strong></p>
</body>
</html>
Result:
This text is normal.
This text is important!
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.
Example
<html>
<body>
<p>This text is normal.</p>
<p><i>This text is italic</i></p>
</body>
</html>
Result:
This text is normal.
This text is italic.
The HTML <em> element defines emphasized text. The content inside is typically displayed in italic.
Example
<html>
<body>
<p>This text is normal.</p>
<p><i>This text is italic</i></p>
</body>
</html>
Result:
This text is normal.
This text is emphasized.
HTML <small> Element
The HTML <small> element defines smaller text:
Example
<html>
<body>
<p> This text is normal.</p>
<p><small>This is some smaller text.</small></p>
</body>
</html>
Result:
This is some normal text.
This is some smaller text.
HTML <mark> Element
The HTML <mark> element defines text that should be marked or highlighted:
Example
<html>
<body>
<p>Do not forget to buy <mark>milk</mark> today.</p>
</body>
</html>
Result:
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
<html>
<body>
<p>My favorite color is <del>blue</del> red.</p>
</body>
</html>
Result:
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
<html>
<body>
<p>My favorite color is <del>blue</del> <ins>red</ins>.</p>
</body>
</html>
Result:
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
<html>
<body>
<p>This is <sub>subscripted</sub> text.</p>
</body>
</html>
Result:
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
<html>
<body>
<p>This is <sup>superscripted</sup> text.</p>
</body>
</html>
Result:
This is superscripted text.