Text Formatting Elements in HTML - Text characteristics such as the size, weight and style can be modified using these elements.
| Tag | Attribute | Description |
|---|---|---|
| B | core, events | Bold text. This is the same as the STRONG tag |
| BASEFONT | size="..." | The font size (1 through 7 or relative, that is +3). Defines the font for an entire document in general. This can be overridden by the FONT tag |
| color="..." | The font color | |
| face="..." | The font type. For example, FACE="Arial" | |
| BIG | core, events | Large text |
| FONT | The font size (1 through 7 or relative, that is +3). Changes the font size and color | |
| color="..." | The font color | |
| face="..." | The font type. For example, FONT="Arial" | |
| I | core, events | Italicized text. The same as the EM tag |
| S | core, events | Stike-through text. The text has a horizontal line through it |
| SMALL | core, events | S,all text |
| STRIKE | core, events | Strike-through text. The same as the S tag. The text has a horizontal line through it |
| TT | core, events | Teletype of mono-spaced text |
| U | core, events | Underlined text. Generally this should not be used as it could be confused with links |