HTML Formatting Elements

HTML contains several elements for defining text with a special meaning.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
  <p><b>This text is bold</b></p>
  <p><i>This text is italic</i></p>
  <p>This is<sub> subscript</sub> and <sup>superscript</sup></p>
</body>
</html>

HTML Formatting Elements

Formatting elements were designed to display special types of text:

  • <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

<b>This text is bold</b>

The HTML <strong> element defines text with strong importance. The content inside is typically displayed in bold.

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

HTML <i> and <em> Elements

The HTML <i> element defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood. The content inside is typically displayed in italic.

<i>This text is italic</i>

HTML <small> Element

The HTML <small> element defines smaller text:

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

HTML <mark> Element

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

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

HTML <del> Element

The HTML <del> element defines text that has been deleted from a document. Browsers will usually strike a line through deleted text:

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

HTML <ins> Element

The HTML <ins> element defines a text that has been inserted into a document. Browsers will usually underline inserted text:

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

HTML <sub> Element

The HTML <sub> 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:

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

HTML <sup> Element

The HTML <sup> 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]:

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