HTML Formatting

HTML Formatting Elements

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:

• Bold text
• Important text
• Italic text
• Emphasized text
• Marked text
• Small text
• Deleted text
• Inserted text
• Subscripts
• Superscripts

HTML Bold and Strong Formatting

The HTML <b> element defines bold text, without any extra importance

The HTML <strong> element defines strong text, with added semantic "strong" importance.

HTML Italic and Emphasized Formatting

The HTML <i> element defines italic text, without any extra importance.

HTML Small Formatting

The HTML <small> element defines small text:

HTML Marked Formatting

The HTML <mark> element defines marked or highlighted text

HTML Deleted Formatting

The HTML <del> element defines deleted (removed) of text.

HTML Inserted Formatting

The HTML <ins> element defines inserted (added) text.

HTML _Subscript Formatting

The HTML <sub> element defines subscripted text.

HTML ^Superscript Formatting

The HTML <sup> element defines superscripted text.