HTML Text Formatting

HTML Formatting Elements

Formatting elements were designed to display special types of text. Here is a list of the formatting elements we will cover:

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

<b>This text is bold</b>

The <strong> HTML element defines text with strong importance. The content inside is typically displayed in bold by browsers and read with emphasis by screen readers.

<strong>This text is important!</strong>

HTML <i> and <em> Elements

The <i> element defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood, often used for technical terms, phrases from other languages, or thoughts. The content is typically displayed in italic.

<i>This text is italic</i>

The <em> element defines emphasized text. Screen readers will pronounce the words in <em> with an emphasis.

<em>This text is emphasized</em>

HTML <small> Element

The <small> element is used to define smaller text, like copyright notices or side-comments.

<p>This is <small>smaller</small> text.</p>

HTML <mark> Element

The <mark> element defines text that should be marked or highlighted for reference or notation purposes.

<p>Do not forget to buy <mark>milk</mark> today.</p>

HTML <del> and <ins> Elements

The <del> element defines text that has been deleted from a document. Browsers usually render this with a strikethrough.

The <ins> element defines a text that has been inserted into a document. Browsers typically underline this text.

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

HTML <sub> and <sup> Elements

The <sub> element defines subscript text. It appears half a character below the normal line and is useful for chemical formulas like H₂O.

<p>This is <sub>subscripted</sub> text.</p>

The <sup> element defines superscript text. It appears half a character above the normal line and is useful for footnotes or mathematical exponents like E = MC².

<p>This is <sup>superscripted</sup> text.</p>