HTML b element

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<b> element
Language:	HTML
Namespace:	http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml
Description:	boldface text style
Element Group:	font style elements
Content Model:	inline
Start tag:	required
End tag:	required

The <b> HTML element indicates that text should be rendered in a boldface style.

Contents 1 Semantics 2 Attributes 3 Example 4 See also 5 Specifications

[edit] Semantics

The <b> element is purely presentational and does not carry any semantic value. In general, CSS rather than HTML should be used to describe presentation. In order to convey strong emphasis, the <strong> should be used instead.

[edit] Attributes

Core id class style title Internationalization lang dir

Events onclick ondblclick onmousedown onmouseup onmouseover onmousemove onmouseout onkeypress onkeydown onkeyup

[edit] Example

This is <b>bold</b> text.

[edit] See also

• <strong>

[edit] Specifications

• HTML 4.01