i / em

The <i> and <em> tags in HTML are used to emphasize text. The <i> tag represents text that is set off from the normal prose, such as technical terms, foreign words, or thoughts. The <em> tag represents stress emphasis of its contents. While both may render similarly in browsers (often as italicized text), <em> has semantic meaning, indicating importance, whereas <i> is purely presentational.

Visit the following resources to learn more:

• @article@<i>: The Idiomatic Text element
• @article@<em>: The Emphasis element
• @video@Learn HTML em and i elements in 6 minutes