HTML <b> Tag
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Description
The <b> (short for bold) tag displays text in a bold style. This element typically renders the text it encloses in a bold typeface without conveying any extra importance.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this tag.
| Placement: | Inline |
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| Content: | Inline and text |
| Start/End Tag: | Start tag: required, End tag: required |
| Version: | HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5 |
Syntax
The basic syntax of the <b> tag is given with:
The example below shows the <b> tag in action.
Example
Try this code »<p>This <b>sentence</b> contains some <b>bold</b> words.</p>
<p>Here are <b>some</b> more <b>bold</b> words.</p>Tag-Specific Attributes
The <b> tag doesn't have any specific attribute.
Global Attributes
Like all other HTML tags, the <b> tag supports the global attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <b> tag also supports the event attributes in HTML5.
Browser Compatibility
The <b> tag is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Difference between <b> and <strong> element
Both elements renders the text it encloses in a bold typeface, but the <strong> element which represents text of certain importance, the <b> element doesn't convey any semantic information about the contained text.
It is strongly recommended to avoid the use of <b> element; using CSS property font-weight with 'bold' value would be a better choice for making the text bold.
Further Reading
See tutorial on: HTML Text Formatting.
Related tag: <strong>.
