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# HTML Formatting Elements
HTML contains several elements for defining text with a special meaning.
{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}
```markup
This text is bold
This text is italic
This is subscript and superscript
```
{% endcode %}
### HTML Formatting Elements
Formatting elements were designed to display special types of text:
* `` - Bold text
* `` - Important text
* `` - Italic text
* `` - Emphasized text
* `` - Marked text
* `` - Smaller text
* `` - Deleted text
* `` - Inserted text
* `` - Subscript text
* `` - Superscript text
**HTML \ and \ Elements**
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}
```markup
This text is bold
```
{% endcode %}
**The HTML ****\**** element defines text with strong importance. The content inside is typically displayed in bold.**
{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}
```html
This text is important!
```
{% endcode %}
**HTML \ and \ Elements**
**The HTML \ element defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood. The content inside is typically displayed in italic.**
{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}
```html
This text is italic
```
{% endcode %}
**HTML \ Element**
**The HTML \ element defines smaller text:**
{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}
```html
This is some smaller text.
```
{% endcode %}
**HTML \ Element**
**The HTML \ element defines text that should be marked or highlighted:**
{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}
```html
Do not forget to buy milk today.
```
{% endcode %}
**HTML \ Element**
**The HTML \ element defines text that has been deleted from a document. Browsers will usually strike a line through deleted text:**
{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}
```html
My favorite color is blue red.
```
{% endcode %}
**HTML \ Element**
**The HTML \ element defines a text that has been inserted into a document. Browsers will usually underline inserted text:**
{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}
```html
My favorite color is blue red.
```
{% endcode %}
HTML **\** Element
**The HTML \ element defines subscript text. Subscript text appears half a character below the normal line, and is sometimes rendered in a smaller font. Subscript text can be used for chemical formulas, like H2O:**
{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}
```html
This is subscripted text.
```
{% endcode %}
**HTML \ Element**
**The HTML \ element defines superscript text. Superscript text appears half a character above the normal line, and is sometimes rendered in a smaller font. Superscript text can be used for footnotes, like WWW\[1]:**
{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}
```markup
This is superscripted text.
```
{% endcode %}