<i>: The HTML Idiomatic Text Element

1 Description

The HTML <i> element is used to encapsulate text which is meant to be rendered in a different manner from the surrounding text, most web browsers will render text in the <i> element in italics.

The <i> element is generally used to encapsulate names, or terms which the reader should take note of.

2 Examples

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Example Page</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <p>
            The aquatic animal <i>Delphinus Truncatus</i>, more commonly
            known as the Bottlenose dolphin is found in all non-polar
            oceans.
        </p>
    </body>
</html>

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