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| Element | Purpose | Example |
|---|---|---|
a |
Hyperlinks |
Visit my <a href="drinks.html">drinks</a> page. |
em |
Stress emphasis |
I must say I <em>adore</em> lemonade. |
strong |
Importance |
This tea is <strong>very hot</strong>. |
small |
Side comments |
These grapes are made into wine. <small>Alcohol is addictive.</small> |
s |
Inaccurate text |
Price: <s>£4.50</s> £2.00! |
cite |
Titles of works |
The case <cite>Hugo v. Danielle</cite> is relevant here. |
q |
Quotations |
The judge said <q>You can drink water from the fish tank</q> but advised against it. |
dfn |
Defining instance |
The term <dfn>organic food</dfn> refers to food produced without synthetic chemicals. |
abbr |
Abbreviations |
Organic food in Ireland is certified by the <abbr title="Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association">IOFGA</abbr>. |
time |
Machine-readable equivalent of date- or time-related data |
Available starting on <time datetime="2011-11-12">November 12th</time>! |
code |
Computer code |
The <code>fruitdb</code> program can be used for tracking fruit production. |
var |
Variables |
If there are <var>n</var> fruit in the bowl, at least <var>n</var>÷2 will be ripe. |
samp |
Computer output |
The computer said <samp>Unknown error -3</samp>. |
kbd |
User input |
Hit <kbd>F1</kbd> to continue. |
sub |
Subscripts |
Water is H<sub>2</sub>O. |
sup |
Superscripts |
The Hydrogen in heavy water is usually <sup>2</sup>H. |
i |
Alternative voice |
Lemonade consists primarily of <i>Citrus limon</i>. |
b |
Keywords |
Take a <b>lemon</b> and squeeze it with a <b>juicer</b>. |
u |
Annotations |
The mixture of apple juice and <u class="spelling">eldeflower</u> juice is very pleasant. |
mark |
Highlight |
Elderflower cordial, with one <mark>part</mark> cordial to ten <mark>part</mark>s water, stands a<mark>part</mark> from the rest. |
ruby, rt, rp |
Ruby annotations |
<ruby> OJ <rp>(<rt>Orange Juice<rp>)</ruby> |
bdi |
Text directionality isolation |
The recommended restaurant is <bdi lang="">My Juice Café (At The Beach)</bdi>. |
bdo |
Text directionality formatting |
The proposal is to write English, but in reverse order. "Juice" would become "<bdo dir=rtl>Juice</bdo>" |
span |
Other |
In French we call it <span lang="fr">sirop de sureau</span>. |
br |
Line break |
Simply Orange Juice Company<br>Apopka, FL 32703<br>U.S.A. |
wbr |
Line breaking opportunity |
www.simply<wbr>orange<wbr>juice.com |