--- title: "HTML Formatting tags with example" description: "HTML formatting tags are used to style the contents of web pages in different formats." author: "Ashutosh Patel" published: 2024-06-05 updated: 2024-06-05 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/blog/304308/html-formatting-tags-with-example category: "html" tags: ["html", "html5", "html tags"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # HTML Formatting tags with example ### HTML Formatting tags HTML formatting tags are used to apply various styles and effects to text and [content](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13019/get-the-best-content-marketing-pricing-packages-for-your-brand) within a [web page](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/718/sql-server-report-alignment-to-center-of-web-page). These tags allow you to change the appearance of text, such as making it bold, italic, underlined, or using different font sizes and colors. #### Common HTML formatting tags Here are some [common](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23170/10-most-common-accounting-mistakes-of-small-business) HTML formatting tags along with examples, ## Bold Text ( or ) - **** [Render](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13048/questions-that-render-a-helping-hand-for-hiring-dedicated-wordpress-developer) the text in bold. - **** Indicates strong emphasis, often rendered as bold by browsers ## Example- ```html

This is bold text.

This is strong text.

``` ## Italic Text ( or ) - **** Renders text in italic. - **** Indicates emphasis, often rendered as italic by browsers. ## Example- ```html

This is italic text.

This is emphasized text.

``` ## Underlined Text () - **** Renders text with an underline. ## Example- ```html

This is underlined text.

``` ## Strikethrough Text( or ) - **** or **** Renders text with a strikethrough line. ## Example- ```html

This is strikethrough text.

This is also strikethrough text.

``` ## Superscript Text () - **** Renders text as superscript (raised above the [baseline](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96771/explain-the-term-baseline)). ## Example- ```html

This is 10th superscript text.

``` ## Subscript Text () - **** Renders text as subscript (lowered below the baseline). ## Example- ```html

This is H2O subscript text.

``` **[Font Size](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158654/what-is-the-css-property-used-to-specify-the-font-size-of-an-element) ()** - **** Sets the size of the text, where "value" can be a numerical value (1-7) or [relative](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/33881/overview-of-relative-absolute-fixed-and-sticky-positioning-in-css) [values](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/327/sum-textbox-values) like "small", "medium", "large", etc. ## Example- ```html

This is large text.

``` ## Font Color ( ) - **** Sets the color of the text, where "value" can be a color name (e.g., "red", "blue", "green") or a hexadecimal color code (#RRGGBB). ## Example- ```html

This is red text.

``` ## Note- some of these tags, such as ``, ``, ``, ``, ``, are considered [deprecated](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/972/deprecated-as-a-property-in-sencha-touch) in favor of using CSS for styling. It's recommended to use CSS for styling whenever possible for better separation of concerns and maintainability. ## Example- ```html Formatting tags Example

This is bold text.

This is italic text.

This is underlined text.

This is strikethrough text.

This is superscript text.

This is subscript text.

This is large text.

This is red color text.

``` **[Output](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/161319/how-does-the-print-function-handle-output-in-python)-** This is **bold** text. This is *italic* text. This is underlined text. This is ~~strikethrough~~ text. This is superscript text. This is subscript text. This is large text. This is red color text. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/blog/304308/html-formatting-tags-with-example Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.