XHTML Text Formatting Elements

General text characteristics such as the size, weight, and style can be modified using these elements, but the preferred approach is to use CSS style properties. Later in the appendix you'll find a complete reference for these properties, which provide an incredible amount of control over text formatting.

<b>…</b>

Usage	Bold text.
Start/End Tag	Required/Required.
Attributes	core, i18n, events.
Empty	No.

<big>…</big>

Usage	Large text.
Start/End Tag	Required/Required.
Attributes	core, i18n, events.
Empty	No.

<i>…</i>

Usage	Italicized text.
Start/End Tag	Required/Required.
Attributes	core, i18n, events.
Empty	No.

<small>…</small>

Usage	Small text.
Start/End Tag	Required/Required.
Attributes	core, i18n, events.
Empty	No.

<tt>…</tt>

Usage	Teletype (or monospaced) text.
Start/End Tag	Required/Required.
Attributes	core, i18n, events.
Empty	No.