STRONG - Strong Emphasis

The STRONG element gives strong emphasis to its contents. Visual browsers typically render STRONG as bold text, but authors can suggest a rendering using style sheets. Since STRONG is a structural element, it carries meaning, making it preferable to font style elements such as B when strong emphasis is the intended meaning.

For weaker emphasis, use the EM element.

More Information

• STRONG in W3C HTML 4.0 Recommendation
• STRONG in W3C HTML 3.2 Recommendation
• STRONG in HTML 2.0 Standard
• STRONG in WDG HTML 3.2 Reference
• STRONG in Learning HTML 3.2 by Examples

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