Text formatting tags in html
The <b>
, <strong>
, <i>
, and <em>
tags in HTML5 are used to format text. These tags provide emphasis to text, and are used to indicate important or contrasting text.
b Tag
The <b>
tag is used to bold text. It is a presentational tag and does not convey any semantic meaning to the text. For example:
<p>This is a <b>bold</b> text.</p>
strong tag
The <strong>
tag is used to give strong importance to text. It is a semantic tag and conveys meaning to the text, indicating that it is more important than the surrounding text. For example:
<p>This is a <strong>strong</strong> text.</p>
i tag
The <i>
tag is used to italicize text. It is a presentational tag and does not convey any semantic meaning to the text. For example:
<p>This is an <i>italic</i> text.</p>
em tag
The <em>
tag is used to emphasize text. It is a semantic tag and conveys meaning to the text, indicating that the text should be emphasized in some way. For example:
<p>This is an <em>emphasized</em> text.