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Chapter 3: Changing Text Style


By default, text on a Web page is displayed with the default style. This style is best defined by what it is not--it is not boldface, it is not italicized, and it is not underlined. If you want to use any of these text effects you have to include the proper HTML tags. They are <b>, <i>, and <u>:

This text will be boldface.
This text will be italicized.
This text will be underlined.

No XHTML The <u> tag is not supported in XHTML and is deprecated in HTML 4.01. You can use styles to underline text, but many people believe it is better to avoid underlining text because the user may confuse it with a hyperlink.

These tags can be nested and overlapped to get the effect you want. Here's an example:

You can combine boldface and italics.

which is rendered like this:
You can combine boldface and italics..


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