Emphasis and More Emphasis with tags
When creating a website, maybe there are key words you don't want your readers to miss. For example, the key ideas on this page are using the tag for emphasis and using the tag for even more emphasis.
The em tag and the strong tag are used on important words that you want to draw the most attention to.
- Paragraphs: the <p> tag
- Emphasis: the <em> tag
- More emphasis: the <strong> tag
- Italic text: the <i> tag Not recommended
- Bold text: the <b> tag Not recommended
- Line breaks: the <br> tag
Emphasising text: <em>~<em>
You can emphasise text with italics by using the <em> tag.
[Example]
<em> This will be emphasised </em>
[Display example]
In most browsers, the em element will automatically be displayed in italics, which is the desired effect.
Emphasising text: <strong>~<strong>
You can put even more emphasis on text by putting it in bold using the <strong> tag.
[Example]
<strong> This will be super-emphasised </strong>
[Display example]
In most browsers, the strong element will automatically be displayed in bold.
These tags are effective for SEO, but remember, using them too much makes a piece of text meaningless.
If every other word or phrase has emphasis on it, what's the point of anything at all? Use your emphasis lightly and not just for decoration. It just becomes visual noise, see? That's no good for an attractive and usable website...