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HTML Formatting Elements
In the previous chapter, you learned about 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:

<b> - Bold text
<strong> - Important text
<i> - Italic text
<em> - Emphasized text
<mark> - Marked text
<small> - Small text
<del> - Deleted text
<ins> - Inserted text
<sub> - Subscript text
<sup> - Superscript text
HTML <b> and <strong> Elements
The HTML <b> element defines bold text, without any extra importance.

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

Example
<strong>This text is strong</strong>
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HTML <i> and <em> Elements
The HTML <i> element defines italic text, without any extra importance.

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

Example
<em>This text is emphasized</em>
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Note: 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> Element
The HTML <small> element defines smaller text:

Example
<h2>HTML <small>Small</small> Formatting</h2>
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HTML <mark> Element
The HTML <mark> element defines marked or highlighted text:

Example
<h2>HTML <mark>Marked</mark> Formatting</h2>
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HTML <del> Element
The HTML <del> element defines deleted  (removed) text.

Example
<p>My favorite color is <del>blue</del> red.</p>
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HTML <ins> Element
The HTML <ins> element defines inserted (added) text.

Example
<p>My favorite <ins>color</ins> is red.</p>
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HTML <sub> Element
The HTML <sub> element defines subscripted text.

Example
<p>This is _subscripted text.</p>
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HTML <sup> Element
The HTML <sup> element defines superscripted text.

Example
<p>This is ^{superscripted} text.</p>
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Test Yourself with Exercises!
Exercise 1 »   Exercise 2 »   Exercise 3 »   Exercise 4 »   Exercise 5 »

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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