Text characteristics such as the size, weight, and style can be modified by using these elements, but the HTML 4.01 specification encourages you to use style sheets instead. <b>...</b> Usage | Bold text. | Start/End Tag | Required/Required. | Attributes | %coreattrs, %i18n, %events. | Empty | No. |
<basefont> Usage | Sets the base font size. | Start/End Tag | Required/IllegalSee note for XHTML 1.0 requirements. | Deprecated | size="..."The font size (1 tHRough 7 or relative; that is, +3). | | color="..."The font color. | | face="..."The font type.
| Empty | Yes. | Notes | Deprecated in favor of style sheets. In XHTML 1.0, this tag should take the XML form of _<basefont /> to ensure compatibility with older browsers. |
<big>...</big> Usage | Large text. | Start/End Tag | Required/Required. | Attributes | %coreattrs, %i18n, %events. | Empty | No. |
<font>...</font> Usage | Changes the font face, size, and color. | Start/End Tag | Required/Required. | Deprecated | size="..."The font size (1 through 7 or relative; that is, +3). | | color="..."The font color. | | face="..."The font type. | Empty | No. | Notes | Deprecated in favor of style sheets. |
<i>...</i> Usage | Italicizes text. | Start/End Tag | Required/Required. | Attributes | %coreattrs, %i18n, %events. | Empty | No. |
<s>...</s> Usage | Strikethrough text. | Start/End Tag | Required/Required. | Attributes | %coreattrs, %i18n, %events. | Empty | No. | Notes | Deprecated in favor of style sheets. |
<small>...</small> Usage | Small text. | Start/End Tag | Required/Required. | Attributes | %coreattrs, %i18n, %events. | Empty | No. |
<strike>...</strike> Usage | Strikethrough text. | Start/End Tag | Required/Required. | Attributes | %coreattrs, %i18n, %events. | Empty | No. | Notes | Deprecated in favor of style sheets. |
<tt>...</tt> Usage | Teletype (or monospaced) text. | Start/End Tag | Required/Required. | Attributes | %coreattrs, %i18n, %events. | Empty | No. |
<u>...</u> Usage | Underlines text. | Start/End Tag | Required/Required. | Attributes | %coreattrs, %i18n, %events. | Empty | No. | Notes | Deprecated in favor of style sheets. |
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