HTML Italics: Main Tips
- The content between
<i>
tags renders in the italic HTML style. - The HTML
<i>
tag directs readers' attention to a particular line of text or word.
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Use of i
<i>
element defines an italics HTML styled text. Additional CSS properties can customize the element <i>
.
Tip: the HTML <i> tag usually makes foreign words, technical terms or other different content stand out.
This element <i>
for formatting text in italics HTML is similar to the <em>. It defines emphasized text.
Note: the element <i> doesn’t have unique attributes, but can use all of the HTML global attributes.
Browser support

Chrome
1+

Edge
All

Firefox
1+

IE
All

Opera
All

Safari
All
Mobile browser support

Chrome
All

Firefox
4+

Opera
All

Safari
All