HTML Text Formatting

HTML Formatting Elements

HTML also defines special elements for defining text with a special meaning.
HTML uses elements like <b> and <i> for formatting output, like bold or italic text.
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> - Small 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>

The HTML <strong> element defines strong text, with added semantic "strong" importance.
 Example:

<strong>This text is strong</strong>

HTML <i> and <em> Elements

The HTML <i> element defines italic text, without any extra importance.
 Example:

<i>This text is italic</i>

The HTML <em> element defines emphasized text, with added semantic importance.
Example:

<em>This text is emphasized</em>

Note: Browsers display <strong> as <b>, and <em> as <i>. However, there is a difference in the meaning of these tags: <b> and <i> defines bold and italic text, but <strong> and <em> means that the text is "important"

HTML <small> Element

The HTML <small> element defines smaller text:
Example:

<h2>HTML <small>Small</small> Formatting</h2>

HTML <mark> Element

The HTML <mark> element defines marked or highlighted text:
Example:

<h2>HTML <mark>Marked</mark> Formatting</h2>

HTML <del> Element

The HTML <del> element defines
deleted(removed) text.
Example:

<p>My favorite color is <del>blue</del> red.</p>

HTML <ins> Element

The HTML <ins> element defines
inserted(added) text.
Example:

<p>My favorite <ins>color</ins> is red.</p>

HTML <sub> Element

The HTML <sub> element defines _subscripted text.
Example:

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

HTML <sup> Element

The HTML <sup> element defines ^{superscripted} text.
Example:

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

HTML Text Formatting Elements

Tag	Description
<b>	Defines bold text
<em>	Defines emphasized text
<i>	Defines italic text
<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