HTML <em>

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Published Jun 10, 2021Updated Apr 4, 2023

The <em> element represents text which is emphasized. Browsers will show the enclosed text in italics, by default.

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Syntax

<em><!-- Emphasized text goes here --></em>

Text is wrapped in opening and closing <em> tags. By default, <em> is an inline element, and will be shown in italics.

Example

<html>
  <head> </head>
  <body>
    <!-- The words 'very important' will be emphasized -->
    <p>
      Here is some text, and this part is <em>very important</em>. I hope you
      enjoy it.
    </p>
  </body>
</html>

Output of the example above for em tag

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