HTML em, strong, dfncode, samp, kbd, var, cite tags

Example Format text in a document: <em>Emphasized text</em> <strong>Strong text</strong> <dfn>Defin...

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Example Format text in a document: <em>Emphasized text</em> <strong>Strong text</strong> <dfn>Definition term</dfn> <code>Computer code text</code> <samp>Sample computer code text</samp> <kbd>Keyboard text</kbd> <var>Variable</var> <cite>Citation</cite>

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Definition and Usage

The <em>, <strong>, <dfn>, <code>, <samp>, <kbd>, <var>, and <cite> tags are all phrase tags. They are not deprecated, but it is possible to achieve richer effect with CSS.

<em>	Renders as emphasized text
<strong>	Renders as strong emphasized text
<dfn>	Defines a definition term
<code>	Defines computer code text
<samp>	Defines sample computer code
<kbd>	Defines keyboard text
<var>	Defines a variable
<cite>	Defines a citation

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Browser Support

The <em>, <strong>, <dfn>, <code>, <samp>, <kbd>, <var>, and <cite> tags are supported in all major browsers.

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Differences Between HTML and XHTML

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Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

For a full description, go to Event Attributes.