HTML provides a variety of text formatting elements to style and structure the text content of a web page. Here are some common HTML text formatting elements:
- Headings:
<h1>
,<h2>
,<h3>
,<h4>
,<h5>
,<h6>
: Represent the hierarchy of headings on the page, with<h1>
being the most important and<h6>
being the least important.
- Paragraphs:
<p>
: Defines a paragraph of text.
- Text Styles:
<b>
: Renders the text in bold.<i>
: Renders the text in italics.<u>
: Underlines the text.<strong>
: Indicates strong importance, often rendered in bold.<em>
: Indicates emphasis, often rendered in italics.
- Lists:
<ul>
(Unordered List): Creates a bulleted list.<ol>
(Ordered List): Creates a numbered list.<li>
(List Item): Represents an item in a list.
- Links:
<a href="URL">Link Text</a>
: Creates a hyperlink to another web page or section.
- Preformatted Text:
<pre>
: Preserves the original formatting of the text, including whitespace and line breaks.
- Quotations:
<blockquote>
: Represents a long quotation or block of quoted text.<q>
: Represents a short inline quotation.
- Abbreviations and Acronyms:
<abbr title="Explanation">Abbreviation</abbr>
: Defines an abbreviation or acronym, with the full explanation provided in thetitle
attribute.
- Code and Computer Output:
<code>
: Represents a piece of computer code or output.<kbd>
: Represents keyboard input or a keyboard command.<samp>
: Represents sample output from a computer program.
Here’s an example of how these text formatting elements can be used:
This example demonstrates how various HTML text formatting elements can be used to structure and style the text content of a web page.