HTML Text Formatting

 

HTML Text Formatting

HTML Formatting is a process of formatting text for better
look and feel. HTML provides us ability to format text without using CSS. There
are many formatting tags in HTML. These tags are used to make text bold,
italicized, or underlined. There are almost 14 options available that how text
appears in HTML and XHTML.
In HTML the formatting tags are divided into two categories:

• Physical tag:
  These tags are used to provide the visual appearance to the text.

• Logical tag:
  These tags are used to add some logical or semantic value to the text.

Here, we are going to learn 14 HTML formatting tags. Following is the list of HTML formatting text.

Sr.No	Element name	Description
1	<b>	This is a physical tag, which is used to bold the text written between it.
2	<strong>	This is a logical tag, which tells the browser that the text is important.
3	<i>	This is a physical tag which is used to make text italic.
4	<em>	This is a logical tag which is used to display content in italic.
5	<mark>	This tag is used to highlight text.
6	<u>	This tag is used to underline text written between it.
7	<tt>	This tag is used to appear a text in teletype. (not supported in HTML5)
8	<strike>	This tag is used to draw a strikethrough on a section of text. (Not supported in HTML5)
9	<sup>	It displays the content slightly above the normal line.
10	<sub>	It displays the content slightly below the normal line.
11	<del>	This tag is used to display the deleted content.
12	<ins>	This tag displays the content which is added
13	<big>	This tag is used to increase the font size by one conventional unit.
14	<small>	This tag is used to decrease the font size by one unit from base font size.

 

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Bold Text

 
The HTML <b> element is a physical tag
which display text in bold font, without any logical importance. If you write
anything within <b>............</b> element, is shown in bold
letters.
See this
example:
<p> <b>First Paragraph in bold text.</b></p> 
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Strong Text

The HTML <strong> tag is a
logical tag, which displays the content in bold font and informs the browser
about its logical importance. If you write anything between <strong> Type
here text . </strong>, is shown important text.
See this example:
<p><strong>This is an important Word</strong>, and this is normal Word</p> 
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Italic Text

HTML <i>
and <em> formatting elements
The HTML <i> element is
physical element, which display the enclosed content in italic font, without
any added importance. If you write anything within
<i>............</i> element, is shown in italic letters.
See this
example:
<p> <i>Write Your First Paragraph in italic text.</i></p>  
 
The HTML
<em> tag is a logical element, which will display the enclosed content in
italic font, with added semantics importance.
See this
example:
<p><em>This is an important content</em>, which displayed in italic font.</p>  
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Marked
 
If you want to mark or highlight
a text, you should write the content within <mark>.........</mark>.
See this example:
See this
example:
<h2>  I want to put a <mark> Mark</mark> on your face</h2>
 
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Underlined Text
 
If you write anything within
<u>.........</u> element, is shown in underlined text.
See this
example:
<p> <u>Write Your First Paragraph in underlined text.</u></p>  
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Monospaced Font

If you want that each letter has
the same width then you should write the content within
<tt>.............</tt> element.
Note: We know that most of the
fonts are known as variable-width fonts because different letters have
different width. (for example: 'w' is wider than 'i'). Monospaced Font provides
similar space among every letter.
See this
example:
<p>Hello <tt>Write Your First Paragraph in monospaced font.</tt></p>
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Strike Text

Anything written within
<strike>Type Here ........</strike>
element is displayed with strikethrough. It is a thin line which cross the
statement.
See this example:
<p> <strike>Write Your First Paragraph with strikethrough</strike>.</p> 
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Superscript Text

If you put the content within
^{..............} element, is shown in superscript; means
it is displayed half a character's height above the other characters.
See this example:
<p>Hello ^{Write Your First Paragraph in superscript.}</p>
 
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Subscript Text

If you put the content within
_{..............} element, is shown in subscript ; means it
is displayed half a character's height below the other characters.
See this example:
<p>Hello _{Write Your First Paragraph in subscript.}</p> 
 
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Inserted Text

Anything that puts within
<ins>..........</ins> is displayed as inserted text.

See this example:

<p> <del>Delete your first paragraph.</del><ins>Write another paragraph.</ins></p> 

 
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Deleted Text

Anything that puts within
<ins>..........</ins> is displayed as inserted text.
See this example:
<p> <del>Delete your first paragraph.</del><ins>Write another paragraph.</ins></p> 
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 Larger Text

If you want to put your font
size larger than the rest of the text then put the content within
<big>.........</big>. It increase one font size larger than the
previous one.
See this example:
<p>Hello <big>Write the paragraph in larger font.</big></p>  
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 Smaller Text

If you want to put your font
size smaller than the rest of the text then put the content within
<small>.........</small>tag. It reduces one font size than the
previous one.

See this example:
<p>Hello <small>Write the paragraph in smaller font.</small></p>  
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