HTML - Phrase Tags

HTML phrase tags have been designed for specific purposes, though they are displayed in a similar way as other basic tags like , , <pre>, and <tt>,. Here we will take you through all the important phrase tags, so let's start seeing them one by one. Following is the list of phrase tags, some of them are discussed in HTML formatting and quatations.

Below we have used each tags of phrase tags, each tag has it's default styling few of them accepts some attributes as well.

Emphasized Text

Content that is enclosed within ... element is displayed as emphasized text. The element typically renders text in italics, indicating emphasis.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<body>
   <p>The following word uses a <em>emphasized</em> typeface.</p>
</body>
</html>

Output

The following word uses a emphasized typeface.

Marked Text

Anything that is enclosed with-in ... element, is displayed as marked with yellow ink.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   <p>The following word has been <mark>marked</mark> with yellow.</p>
</body>
</html>

Output

The following word has been marked with yellow.

Strong Text

Content that is enclosed within ... element is displayed as important text. The element displays text in a bold font, indicating strong importance.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   <p>The following word uses a <strong>strong</strong> typeface. </p>
</body>
</html>

Output

The following word uses a strong typeface.

Abbreviation Text

You can abbreviate a text by putting it inside opening <abbr> and closing </abbr> tags. If present, the title attribute must contain this full description and nothing else.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   <p>My best friend's name is <abbr title="Abhishek">Abhy</abbr>. </p>
</body>
</html>

Output

My best friend's name is Abhy.

Acronym Text

The <acronym> element allows you to indicate that the text between <acronym> and </acronym> tags is an acronym.

At present, the major browsers do not change the appearance of the content of the <acronym> element.

The <acronym> element is deprecated in HTML5. Instead, you should use the <abbr> element to define abbreviations, and you can specify the full description using the "title" attribute.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   <p>This chapter covers marking up text in <acronym>XHTML</acronym>. </p>
</body>
</html>

Output

This chapter covers marking up text in XHTML.

Directed Text

The <bdo>...</bdo> element stands for Bi-Directional Override and it is used to override the current text direction.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   <p>This text will go left to right.</p>
   <p>
      <bdo dir="rtl">This text will go right to left.</bdo>
   </p>
</body>
</html>

Output

This text will go right to left.

Special Terms

The <dfn>...</dfn> element (or HTML Definition Element) allows you to specify that you are introducing a special term. Its usage is similar to italic words in the midst of a paragraph.

Typically, you would use the <dfn> element the first time you introduce a key term. Most recent browsers render the content of a <dfn> element in an italic font.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   <p>The following word is a <dfn>special</dfn> term. </p>
</body>
</html>

Output

The following word is a special term.

Quoting Text

When you want to quote a passage from another source, you should put it in between <blockquote>...</blockquote> tags.

Text inside a <blockquote> element is usually indented from the left and right edges of the surrounding text and sometimes uses an italicized font.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   <p>The following description of XHTML is taken from the W3C Web site:</p>
   <blockquote>XHTML 1.0 is the W3C's first Recommendation for XHTML, following on from earlier work on HTML 4.01, HTML 4.0, HTML 3.2 and HTML 2.0.</blockquote>
</body>
</html>

Output

The following description of XHTML is taken from the W3C Web site:
XHTML 1.0 is the W3C's first Recommendation for XHTML, following on 
from earlier work on HTML 4.01, HTML 4.0, HTML 3.2 and HTML 2.0.

Short Quotations

The <q>...</q> element is used when you want to add a double quote within a sentence. By using <q>...</q>, you ensure that the enclosed text is presented as a direct quotation, enhancing readability and maintaining proper punctuation in your HTML document.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   <p>Amit is in Spain, <q>I think I am wrong</q>. </p>
</body>
</html>

Output

Amit is in Spain, I think I am wrong.

Text Citations

If you are quoting a text, you can indicate the source placing it between an opening <cite>tag and closing </cite> tag

As you would expect in a print publication, the content of the <cite> element is rendered in italicized text by default.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   <p>This HTML tutorial is derived from <cite>W3 Standard for HTML</cite>. </p>
</body>
</html>

Output

This HTML tutorial is derived from W3 Standard for HTML.

Computer Code

Any programming code to appear on a Web page should be placed inside <code>...</code> tags. Usually the content of the <code> element is presented in a monospaced font, just like the code in most programming books.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   <p>Regular text. <code>This is code.</code> Regular text. </p>
</body>
</html>

Output

Regular text. This is code. Regular text.

Keyboard Text

When you are talking about computers, if you want to tell a reader to enter some text, you can use the <kbd>...</kbd> element to indicate what should be typed in, as in this example.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   <p>Regular text. <kbd>This is inside kbd element</kbd> Regular text. </p>
</body>
</html>

Output

Regular text. This is inside kbd element Regular text.

Programming Variables

The <var> element is usually used in conjunction with the <pre> and <code> elements to indicate that the content of that element is a variable.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   <p>
      <code>document.write(" <var>user-name</var>") </code>
   </p>
</body>
</html>

Output

document.write(" user-name")

Program Output

The <samp>...</samp> element indicates sample output from a program, and script etc. Again, it is mainly used when documenting programming or coding concepts.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   <p>Result produced by the program is <samp>Hello World!</samp>
   </p>
</body>
</html>

Output

Result produced by the program is Hello World!

Address Text

The <address>...</address> element is used to contain any address.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   <address>388A, Road No 22, Jubilee Hills - Hyderabad</address>
</body>
</html>

Output

388A, Road No 22, Jubilee Hills - Hyderabad

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HTML - Phrase Tags

HTML Phrase Tags List

Emphasized Text

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Marked Text

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Strong Text

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Abbreviation Text

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Acronym Text

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Directed Text

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Special Terms

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Quoting Text

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Short Quotations

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Text Citations

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Computer Code

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Keyboard Text

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Programming Variables

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Program Output

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Address Text

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