<i>

The <i> element represents an span oftext that offset from the normal prose.

Point

• Some examples of cases:
  • voice
  • taxonomic designation
  • technical term
  • idiomatic phrase from another language
  • ... Some other prose whose typical typographic presentation is italicized.

• Authors are encouraged to consider whether other elements might be more applicable than the i element, for instance the em element for marking up stress emphasis, or the dfn element to mark up the defining instance of a term.

HTML Attributes

See global attributes.

Examples

Example A

[try it]

<p>The term <i>prose content</i> is defined above.</p>

Example B

Terms in languages different from the main text should be annotated with lang attributes [try it]:

<p>This is the <i lang="ja">漢字<i>.</p>

HTML Reference

The HTML5 specification defines the <i> element in 4.6.16 The i element.