HTML Reference

Font Effects

The following tags modify the appearance of text on a web page.

Tag Example Code Result Description
<B> </B> <B>Bold</B> Bold When text is enclosed between <B> </B> pairs it is shown bold.
<CITE> </CITE> <CITE>This is a citation</CITE> This is a citation When text is enclosed between <CITE> </CITE> pairs it is showed using in a style that is intended for citations
<CODE> </CODE> <CODE>print "This is code";</CODE> print "This is code"; When text is enclosed between <CODE> </CODE> pairs it is showed using in a style that is intended for showing programming code examples.
<EM> </EM> <EM>Emphasis</EM> Emphasis When text is enclosed between <EM> </EM> pairs it is showed using in a style that is intended for showing emphasis.
<I> </I> <I>Italic </I> Italic When text is enclosed between <I> </I> pairs it is shown in italics.
<STRIKE> </STRIKE> <STRIKE>Strike through</STRIKE> Strike through When text is enclosed between <STRIKE> </STRIKE> pairs it is shown in strike through.
<STRONG> </STRONG> <STRONG>Strong Text</STRONG> Strong Text When text is enclosed between <STRONG> </STRONG> pairs it is shown in strong emphasis style.
<TT> </TT> <TT>This is typewriter style</TT> This is typewriter style When text is enclosed between <TT> </TT> pairs it is shown in "typewriter style", for those of you who don't know what a typewriter is, don't worry about it!