Formatting tags in HTML

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Formatting tags in HTML

Other then style attributes HTML also has some formatting elements which helps to format text.

HTML has following tags which allows us to format text

  • <b>
  • <i>
  • <u>
  • <strong>
  • <strike> or <s> or <del>
  • <mark>
  • <marquee>
  • <sup>
  • <sub>

<b> : Bold tag. It will make text bold or strong but without any importance. e.g.

<b>Bold</b> tag

Bold tag 

<i> : Italic tag. It will make text italic.

<i>Italic</i> tag

Italic tag

<u> : Underline tag, it will underline the text enclosed in it.

<u>Underline</u> tag

Underline tag

<strong> : Strong tag, It will make text bold or strong but with importance.

<strong>Strong</strong> tag

Strong tag

<strike> or <s> : Strike tag, it is use to represent line through text or we can say that it is use to represent delete text. Hance it is same as <del> tag.

<strike>Strike</strike>tag

Striketag

<mark> : Mark tag is use to highlight the text, it will highlight the text in yellow.

<mark>Mark</mark> tag

Mark tag

<marquee> : Marquee tag, it will scroll the text across the screen.

<marquee>Marquee</marquee> tag

Marquee tag

<sup> : Superscript tag, it will display text above the normal line.

<sup>Superscript</sup> tag e.g. X<sup>2</sup>

Superscript tag e.g. X2

<sub> : Subscript tag, it will display text below the normal line.

<sub>Subscript</sub> tag e.g. X<sub>2</sub>

 Subscript tag e.g. X2

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