How to make a text italics ?

Difficulty: 2/10

HTML tags, semantic markup, CSS styling

In HTML, you can make text italic using the tag or the tag. Both will render the text in italics, but  is more semantic because it emphasizes the text, while is mainly for styling purposes.

Example Using and

Key Points About Italics

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Use for styling or marking text that should appear italic without special meaning.
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Use for emphasizing important words; screen readers give it vocal stress.
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Both and display as italic text by default in browsers.
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You can also apply italics with CSS using font-style: italic.

Example Using CSS

Scenario Questions

0-2 years experience

1You need to display a product name in italics on a static page. How would you write the HTML?
2If you accidentally used instead of , what would be the visual result and how would you fix it?
3What is the difference between and for italics, and when would you choose each?

Follow-up Questions

Why would you pick over in most cases?
How do you ensure italic text remains accessible to screen readers?
What steps would you take if the italic style isn’t showing up in the browser?