HTML5 FORMATTING TAGS CHAMPTER 7
SEVENTH TUTORIAL ON HTML FORMATTIN
HTML
Formatting Elements
In the previous chapter, you
learned about the HTML style attribute.
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.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>This text is normal.</p>
<p><b>This text is
bold.</b></p>
</body>
</html>
OUTPUT
This text is
normal.
This text is bold.
The HTML
<strong>
element defines strong text, with
added semantic "strong" importance.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<P>This text is normal.</P>
<p><strong>This text is
strong.</strong></p>
</body>
</html>
OUTPUT
This text is
normal.
This text is strong.
HTML
<i> and <em> Elements
The HTML <i>
element defines italic text, without
any extra importance.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>This text is normal.</p>
<p><i>This text is
italic.</i></p>
</body>
</html>
OUTPUT
This text is
normal.
This text is
italic.
HTML
<small> Element
The HTML <small>
element defines smaller text:
<!DOCTYPE
html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>HTML
<small>Small</small>
Formatting</h2>
</body>
</html>
OUTPUT
HTML Small Formatting
HTML
<mark> Element
The HTML <mark>
element defines marked/highlighted text:
<!DOCTYPE
html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>HTML
<mark>Marked</mark> Formatting</h2>
</body>
</html>
OUTPUT
HTML Marked Formatting
HTML
<del> Element
The HTML <del>
element defines deleted/removed text.
<!DOCTYPE
html>
<html>
<body>
<p>The del
element represents deleted (removed) text.</p>
<p>My
favorite color is <del>blue</del> red.</p>
</body>
</html>
OUTPUT
My favorite color is blue red.
HTML
<ins> Element
The HTML <ins>
element defines inserted/added text.
<!DOCTYPE
html>
<html>
<body>
<p>The ins
element represent inserted (added) text.</p>
<p>My
favorite <ins>color</ins> is red.</p>
</body>
</html>
OUTPUT
The ins element
represent inserted (added) text.
My favorite color is red.