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HTML <em> Tag

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The <em> tag displays emphasized text in a sentence.

HTML <em> Tag


The <em> tag is used to define text as emphasized.

The <em> element display text in italic type.

<em> vs <i> :The <em> element represents the stress of its content, while the <i> element represents the text set from plain prose. The visual result is the same for both cases.

Global attributes

Global attributes may be applied on all elements, although some elements may have no effect on them.

<accesskey>, <class>, <contenteditable>, <contextmenu>, <data-*>, <dir>, <draggable>, <dropzone>, <hidden>, <id>, <lang>, <spellcheck>, <style>, <tabindex>, <title>, <translate>.

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Example

<p>Please do it <em>now</em>!</p>
<p>I <em>have</em> to do something about it.</p>   
<p>This is <em>not</em> a joke!</p
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