HTML Text Formatting

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

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

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

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

The HTML <em> element defines emphasized text. The content inside is typically displayed in italic.

The HTML <small> element defines smaller text:

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

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

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

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 H 2 O:

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] :

For a complete list of all available HTML tags, visit our HTML Tag Reference .