HTML Text Formatting
HTML uses tags like <b> and <i> for formatting output, like bold or italic text.
These HTML tags are called formatting tags.
Text Formatting Tags
| Tag |
Description |
<b> |
Defines bold text. |
<big> |
Defines big text. |
<em> |
Defines emphasized text. |
<i> |
Defines italic text. |
<small> |
Defines small text. |
<strong> |
Defines strong text. |
<sub> |
Defines subscripted text. |
<sup> |
Defines superscripted text. |
<ins> |
Defines inserted text. |
<del> |
Defines deleted text. |
<s> |
Deprecated. Use <del> instead. |
<strike> |
Deprecated. Use <del> instead. |
<u> |
Deprecated. Use styles instead. |
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“Computer Output” Tags
| Tag |
Description |
<code> |
Defines computer code text. |
<kbd> |
Defines keyboard text. |
<samp> |
Defines sample computer code. |
<tt> |
Defines teletype text. |
<var> |
Defines a variable. |
<pre> |
Defines preformatted text. |
| <listing> |
Deprecated. Use <pre> instead. |
| <plaintext> |
Deprecated. Use <pre> instead. |
| <xmp> |
Deprecated. Use <pre> instead. |
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Citations, Quotations, and Definition Tags
| Tag |
Description |
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Tag |
Description |
<abbr> |
Defines an abbreviation. |
<acronym> |
Defines an acronym. |
<address> |
Defines an address element. |
<bdo> |
Defines the text direction. |
<blockquote> |
Defines a long quotation. |
<q> |
Defines a short quotation. |
<cite> |
Defines a citation. |
<dfn> |
Defines a definition term. |
Demonstration
The following demonstration shows how the HTML script is displayed on the Web.