Italic and Emphasis

Just like bold, another widespread semantic alteration is the use of italicized text. Text can be marked up as italicized by using the italic element, <i>...</i>.

As with bold/strong, the italicized text does not necessarily imply a semantically different meaning. Instead, you are encouraged to use the “emphasis” element instead ( <em>...</em> ). The emphasis element indicates subtle changes in the meaning of a sentence. By default, the browser will show these elements in italic.

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<p>This is an element is in <i>italics</i>, and will appear slanted.</p>

<p>This is an element is <em>emphasized</em>, and will also appear slanted.</p>


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