<i>


HTML <i> Tag

Instance

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head> 
<meta charset="utf-8"> 
<title>php中文网(php.cn)</title> 
</head>
<body>

<p>He named his car <i>The lightning</i>, because it was very fast.</p>

</body>
</html>

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Browser support

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All major browsers support< i> tag.

Tag definition and usage instructions

<i> Define a part that is different from the rest of the text, and render this part of the text as italicized text.

<i> Tags are used to represent scientific terms, idioms in other languages, ideas, spacecraft names, etc.

Use the <i> element when no other element with appropriate semantics can be used. Other semantic elements are as follows:

  • <em> (emphasized text)
  • <strong> (important text)
  • <mark> (tagged/highlighted text)
  • <cite> (title of work)
  • <dfn> (a defining item)

Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

In HTML 4.01, the <i> tag renders text in italics. However, this is not necessary in HTML5, and a stylesheet can be used to format the text within the <i> element.

Global attributes

<i> tag supports HTML global attributes.

Event attributes

<i> tag supports HTML event attributes.