HTML Text Formatting

# HTML Text Formatting Elements

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## Text Formatting

This text is bold
This text is italic
This is superscript

## 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.

## Example

<p>This text is normal.</p>
<p><b>This text is bold</b>.</p>
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The HTML <strong> element defines strong text, with added semantic "strong" importance.

## Example

<p>This text is normal.</p>
<p><strong>This text is strong</strong>.</p>
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## HTML Italic and Emphasized Formatting

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

## Example

<p>This text is normal.</p>
<p><i>This text is italic</i>.</p>
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The HTML <em> element defines emphasized text, with added semantic importance.

## Example

<p>This text is normal.</p>
<p><em>This text is emphasized</em>.</p>
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| 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 Formatting

The HTML <small> element defines small text:

## Example

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

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

## Example

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

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

## Example

<p>My favorite color is <del>blue</del> red.</p>
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## HTML Inserted Formatting

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

## Example

<p>My favorite <ins>color</ins> is red.</p>
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## HTML Subscript Formatting

The HTML <sub> element defines subscripted text.

## Example

<p>This is <sub>subscripted</sub> text.</p>
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## HTML Superscript Formatting

The HTML <sup> element defines superscripted text.

## Example

<p>This is <sup>superscripted</sup> text.</p>
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## Test Yourself with Exercises!

Exercise 1 » Exercise 2 » Exercise 3 »

## 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

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