Formatting Text with HTML

1. Introduction

In this tutorial, we will be learning how to use HTML tags to format text. Our goal is to create more engaging and readable content for our web pages. By the end of this tutorial, you will be familiar with different HTML tags for formatting text and how to use them.

Prerequisites:
Basic understanding of HTML and how to create and edit HTML documents.

2. Step-by-Step Guide

HTML, or Hyper Text Markup Language, is the standard markup language for creating web pages. It uses different tags to format text. These tags tell the browser how to display the text.

Here are some of the most commonly used HTML tags for formatting text:

• <b>: Makes the text bold.
• <i>: Makes the text italic.
• <u>: Underlines the text.
• <strike>: Strikes through the text.
• <sup>: Makes the text superscript.
• <sub>: Makes the text subscript.
• <em>: Emphasizes the text.
• <strong>: Makes the text strong (usually displayed as bold).

Tip: Always remember to close your HTML tags. For example, if you open a tag with <b>, you should close it with </b>.

3. Code Examples

Here are some practical examples of how to use these tags:

Example 1: Bold Text

<!-- This is how to make text bold -->
<b>This is some bold text.</b>

The output will be: This is some bold text.

Example 2: Italic Text

<!-- This is how to make text italic -->
<i>This is some italic text.</i>

The output will be: This is some italic text.

Example 3: Underlined Text

<!-- This is how to underline text -->
<u>This is some underlined text.</u>

The output will be: This is some underlined text.

Tip: Try to play around with these tags and combine them to see what results you get!

4. Summary

In this tutorial, we've covered how to use HTML tags to format text. We've learned about different tags and their functions, and seen some practical examples.

Your next steps could be learning more about additional HTML tags and how they can be used to enhance your web pages.

For further reading, the Mozilla Developer Network offers comprehensive guides and resources on HTML.

5. Practice Exercises

Here are some exercises for you to practice:

1. Exercise: Create a paragraph of text that includes bold, italic, and underlined words.

Solution:

<p>This is a <b>bold</b> word, this is an <i>italic</i> word, and this is an <u>underlined</u> word.</p>

1. Exercise: Create a sentence with a word that is both bold and italic.

Solution:

<p>This is a <b><i>bold and italic</i></b> word.</p>

1. Exercise: Create a sentence with a superscript and a subscript word.

Solution:

<p>This is a <sup>superscript</sup> word, and this is a <sub>subscript</sub> word.</p>

Remember, practice is key to mastering HTML. Keep experimenting with different tags and combinations to get a feel for how they work!