HTML Text Formatting

Text formatting tags are used to change the appearance or meaning of text.

They help make content clear, important, and readable.

Bold Text

1. <b> Tag

Makes text bold (for design only).

<b>Bold Text</b>

2. <strong> Tag

Makes text bold and shows importance.

<strong>Important Text</strong>

Italic Text

1. <i> Tag

Makes text italic (style only).

<i>Italic Text</i>

2. <em> Tag

Italic + emphasis/meaning.

<em>Emphasized Text</em>

Underline Text

<u> Tag

Underlines the text.

<u>Underlined Text</u>

Small Text

<small> Tag

Makes text smaller.

<small>Small Text</small>

Line Break

<br> Tag

Moves text to a new line (no closing tag).

Hello<br>World

Horizontal Line

<hr> Tag

Draws a horizontal line.

<hr>

Example with All Formatting

1<p>
2  <strong>HTML</strong> is 
3  <i>easy</i> and 
4  <u>useful</u> for 
5  <small>beginners</small>.
6</p>

Important Tips

1. Use <strong> and <em> for meaning
2. Use <b> and <i> for design
3. Use formatting inside <p> tag

One Line to Remember

Formatting tags improve text appearance and meaning