Html text formatting element

HTML Formatting Elements

In the previous chapter, you learned about HTML styling, using 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:

Bold text
Important text
Italic text
Emphasized text
Marked text
Small text
Deleted text
Inserted text
Subscripts
Superscripts

HTML Bold and Strong Formatting

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

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

<p><b>This text is bold</b>.</p>

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

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

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

HTML Italic and Emphasized Formatting.

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

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

<p><i>This text is italic</i>.</p>

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

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

<p><em>This text is emphasized</em>.</p>

HTML Small Formatting

The HTML <small> element defines small text:

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

HTML Marked Formatting

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

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

HTML Deleted Formatting

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

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

HTML Inserted Formatting.

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

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

HTML Subscript Formatting

The HTML <sub> element defines subscripted text.

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

HTML Superscript Formatting

The HTML <sup> element defines superscripted text.

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

HTML Text Formatting Elements

<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