As we know, HTML provides many predefined elements that are used to change the formatting of text. The formatting can be used to set the text styles (like – bold, italic, or emphasized, etc.), highlight the text, make text superscript and subscript, etc.
In this article, we will discuss different formatting tags in HTML.
<b> and <strong> Tags: Both tags are used to make the text bold. The text content of the tag is shown as important information on the webpage.
Syntax:
<b> ... </b> <strong> ... </strong>
Example: In this example, we will use <b>and <strong>.
<!DOCTYPE html> < html >
< head >
< title >Bold and strong</ title >
</ head >
< body >
<!--Normal text-->
< p >Normal Text</ p >
<!--Text in Bold-->
< p >< b >Bold Text</ b ></ p >
<!--Text in Strong-->
< p >< strong > Strong Text</ strong ></ p >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
<i> and <em> Tags: Both tags are used to make the text italic and emphasized. Both the element have opening and closing tags.
Syntax:
<i> ... </i> <em> ... </em>
Example: In this example, we will use <i> and <em>.
<!DOCTYPE html> < html >
< head >
< title >Italic and emphasized</ title >
</ head >
< body >
<!--Normal text-->
< p >Normal Text</ p >
<!--Text in Italics-->
< p >< i >The Text inside italic Tag</ i ></ p >
<!--Text in Emphasize-->
< p >< em >Emphasized Text</ em ></ p >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
<small> and <big> Tags: The <small> tag is used to set small font-size where as <big> tag is used to set big font-size.
Syntax:
<small> ... </small> <big> ... </big>
Example: In this example, we will use <small> and <big>
<!DOCTYPE html> < html >
< head >
< title >Small and Big</ title >
</ head >
< body >
<!--Text in Normal-->
< p >Normal text</ p >
< small >The text inside small Tag</ small >
< p >
< big >The text inside big Tag</ big >
</ p >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
<sup> and <sub> Tags: The <sup> tag is used to superscript a text whereas <sub> tag is used to subscript a text.
Syntax:
<sup> ... </sup> <sub> ... </sub>
Example: In this example, we will use <sup> and <sub> tags
<!DOCTYPE html> < html >
< head >
< title >Superscript and Subscript</ title >
</ head >
< body >
<!--Text in Normal-->
< p >Normal Text
<!--Text in Superscript-->
< p >
< sup >superscript </ sup > Text
</ p >
<!--Text in Subscript-->
< p >
< sub >subscript</ sub >Text
</ p >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
<ins> and <del> Tag: The <ins> tag is used to underline a text marking the part as inserted or added. It also has an opening and a closing tag. This tag is mainly used in text in place of deleted text whereas the <del> tag is used to delete the text it adds a strike line to the text.
Syntax: In this example, we will use <mark> tag
<ins> ... </ins> <del> ... </del>
Example: In this example, we will use <ins> and <del>
<!DOCTYPE html> < html >
< head >
< title >Inserting and deleting</ title >
</ head >
< body >
<!--Deleting andText in Insert-->
< b >
< p >The TajMahal is located in
< del >Bombay</ del >
< ins >Agra</ ins >
</ p >
</ b >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
HTML <mark> Tag: The <mark> tag is used to highlight a text. It has an opening and closing tag.
Syntax:
<mark> ... </mark>
Example: In this example, we will use <mark> tag
<!DOCTYPE html> < html >
< head >
< title >Highlight</ title >
</ head >
< body >
<!--Text in Normal-->
< p >Normal Text</ p >
<!--Text in Highlight-->
< p >
< mark >Highlighted Text</ mark >
</ p >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output: