Beginning HTML - Formatting Text

Tag

What it Does

Example

<b>

Makes text bold

<b>Hello</b> Hello

<i>

Makes text italic

<i>Hello</b> Hello

<big>

Makes text big

<big>Hello</big> HELLO

<small>

Makes small text

<small>Hello</small> Hello

<tt>

Makes teletype text

<tt>Hello</tt> Hello

<em>

Gives an emphasis

<em>Hello</em> Hello

<strong>

Makes text strong

<strong>Hello</strong> Hello

<sub>

Makes text subscript

_Hello _he;p

<sup>

Makes text superscript

^Hello^Hello

<ins><del>

Defines inserted and deleted text

This costs <del>one</del><ins>four</ins>dollars (puts a slash through one and underlines four)

<u>

Underlines text

<u> This</u> This