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Style
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What's a style tag?
Style tags modify the typography of the text. They can overlap with other style tags, as with word processing programs.
Here is a list of style tags recognised by most browsers (although some of which may produce identical effects in certain browsers):
| Style Tag |
Visual Effect |
| <ABBREV> |
Abbreviation |
| <ACRONYM> |
Acronym |
| <AU> |
Author |
| <B> |
Creates bold text
| <BIG> |
Larger font
| <BLINK> |
Blinking text (Netscape only)
| <CITE> |
Citation |
| <CODE> |
Instructions (programming code) |
| <DEL> |
Shows text that had been deleted |
| <DFN> |
Definition of a term |
| <EM> |
Emphasis |
| <I> |
Italics |
| <INS> |
New text inserted here |
| <KBD> |
Shows exactly how characters should be typed |
| <PERSON> |
Accents a person's name |
| <Q> |
Encloses text in quote marks |
| <S> |
Strikethrough |
| <SAMP> |
Example |
| <SMALL> |
Smaller font |
| <STRONG> |
Renders text in bold |
| <STRIKE> |
Strikethrough (same as S) |
| <SUB> |
Text insubscript |
| <SUP> |
Text insuperscript |
| <TT> |
For writing computer code |
| <VAR> |
Name of a variable |
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