HTML Text Formatting
HTML text formatting is used to control how text appears and is structured on a webpage. It not only affects the visual presentation but also provides semantic meaning, which helps browsers and assistive technologies understand the content better.
Benefits of HTML Text Formatting:
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Improves Readability: Proper formatting makes content easier to read and navigate for users.
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Adds Semantic Meaning: Tags like
<strong>,<em>,<mark>, and<abbr>indicate the importance, emphasis, or special meaning of the text. -
Enhances Visual Styling: Formatting tags allow you to style text with bold, italics, subscript, superscript, or highlight key information, making the content more engaging.
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Supports Accessibility: Semantic formatting helps screen readers convey the intended meaning to visually impaired users.
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SEO Benefits: Search engines can better understand structured and meaningful text, which can improve webpage ranking.
Common HTML Text Formatting Tags:
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<b>: Bold text -
<i>: Italic text -
<u>: Underlined text -
<strong>: Strong importance -
<em>: Emphasized text -
<small>: Smaller text -
<mark>: Highlighted text -
<sub>/<sup>: Subscript / Superscript
Formatting is done using two types of tags:
1. Physical (Presentational) Tags
2. Logical (Semantic) Tags