HTML Phrase Tags
The phrase tags have been designed for specific purposes, though they are displayed in a similar way as other basic tags like <b>, <i>, <pre>, and <tt>, you have seen in previous chapter. This chapter will take you through all the important phrase tags, so let's start seeing them one by one.
At present, the major browsers do not change the appearance of the content of the <acronym> element.
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.
Text inside a <blockquote> element is usually indented from the left and right edges of the surrounding text, and sometimes uses an italicized font.
As you would expect in a print publication, the content of the <cite> element is rendered in italicized text by default.
Emphasized Text
Anything that appears within <em>...</em> element is displayed as emphasized text.Marked Text
Anything that appears with-in <mark>...</mark> element, is displayed as marked with yellow ink.Strong Text
Anything that appears within <strong>...</strong> element is displayed as important text.Text Abbreviation
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.Acronym Element
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.
Text Direction
The <bdo>...</bdo> element stands for Bi-Directional Override and it is used to override the current text direction.Special Terms
The <dfn>...</dfn> element (or HTML Definition Element) allows you to specify that you are introducing a special term. It's 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.
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.
Short Quotations
The <q>...</q> element is used when you want to add a double quote within a sentence.Text Citations
If you are quoting a text, you can indicate the source placing it between an opening <cite> tag and closing </cite> tagAs you would expect in a print publication, the content of the <cite> element is rendered in italicized text by default.