HTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, Eighth Edition

4. Text

In This Chapter

Adding a Paragraph

Specifying Fine Print

Marking Important and Emphasized Text

Creating a Figure

Indicating a Citation or Reference

Quoting Text

Specifying Time

Explaining Abbreviations

Defining a Term

Creating Superscripts and Subscripts

Adding Author Contact Information

Noting Edits and Inaccurate Text

Marking Up Code

Using Preformatted Text

Highlighting Text

Creating a Line Break

Creating Spans

Other Elements

Unless a site is heavy on videos or photo galleries, most content on webpages is text. This chapter explains which HTML semantics are appropriate for different types of text, especially (but not solely) for text within a sentence or phrase.

For example, the em element is specifically designed for indicating emphasized ...