HTML Text Formatting Elements (w3schools.com)
Give an example of a paragraph element that has boldly defined text.
<p><b>This text is bold</b>.</p>
Give an example of a paragraph element that has italic text and semantically emphasized importance.
<p><em>This text is emphasized</em>.</p>
Give an example of a paragraph element that has italic text.
<p><i>This text is italic</i>.</p>
Give an example of a paragraph element that has strongly defined text and semantically strong importance.
<p><strong>This text is strong</strong>.</p>
Give an example of the <ins> element being used within a paragraph element to define inserted or underlined text.
<p>My favorite <ins>color</ins> is red.</p>
Give an example of the <del> element being used within a paragraph element to define deleted or removed text.
<p>My favorite color is <del>blue</del> red.</p>
Give an example of the <sub> element being used within a paragraph element to define sub-scripted text.
<p>This is <sub>subscripted</sub> text.</p>
Give an example of the <sub> element being used within a paragraph element to define super-scripted text.
<p>This is <sup>superscripted</sup> text.</p>
<b>
Defines bold text
<del>
Defines deleted and crosses out text
<em>
Defines emphasized text
<strong>
Defines important text
<ins>
Defines inserted and underlined text
<i>
Defines italic text
<mark>
Defines marked/highlighted text
<small>
Defines smaller text
<sub>
Defines subscripted text
<sup>
Defines superscripted text
What were formatting elements designed for?
Formatting elements were designed to display special types of text.
What element defines bold text, without any extra importance?
The HTML <b> element
What element defines emphasized text?
The HTML <em> element defines emphasized text, with added semantic importance.
What element defines italic text, without any extra importance?
The HTML <i> element
What element defines strong text?
The HTML <strong> element defines strong text, with added semantic "strong" importance.
How would you define deleted or removed text within an element?
Use The HTML <del> element
How would you define inserted or underlined text within an element?
Use The HTML <ins> element
How would you define sub-scripted text within an element?
Use The HTML <sub> element
How would you define super-scripted text within an element?
Use The HTML <sup> element
Give an example of the <small> element being used within a header to define smaller text in a sentence.
<h1>HTML <small>Small</small> Formatting</h1>
Give an example of the <mark> element being used within a second header element to define highlighted text.
<h2>HTML <mark>Marked</mark> Formatting</h2>
What is the difference between <b> (bold) and <i> (italic), and their counterparts <strong>and <em> (emphasized)?
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".
How would you define highlighted or marked text within an element?
Use the HTML <mark> element
How would you define small text within an element?
Use the HTML <small> element
