em element | em object
[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]
Emphasizes text, usually by rendering it in italic type.
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Standards information
- HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 9.2.1
HTML information
| Closing Tag | required |
|---|---|
| CSS Display | inline |
DOM Information
Inheritance Hierarchy
Node
em
Element
em
Remarks
Examples
This example uses the EM element to emphasize text.
<EM>This text will be emphasized in some way (most likely in italic).</EM>
See also
Build date: 3/8/2012
