Two kind of Character Styles. Logical Styles tags and Physical Styles tags.
Logical Styles
<em></em> emphasized in some way
In HTML 5, what was previously called block-level content is now called flow content.
<strong></strong> emphasized boldface
When doing x it is imperative to do y before proceeding.
<code></code> a fixed-width font as Courier
Regular text. This is code. Regular text.
<samp></samp> similar to <code>
Regular text.This is sample text.Regular text.
<kbd></kbd> text intended to be typed by a user
Type the following in the Run dialog: cmd
Then click the OK button.
<var></var> the name of a variable
A simple equation: x = y + 2
<dfn></dfn> highlights a word or phrase
The Internet is a global system of interconnected networks that use the Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide.
- WWW
- The World-Wide Web (WWW) is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed on the Internet.
<cite></cite> a citation
More information can be found in [ISO-0000]
Physical Styles
<b></b> for bold
<i></i> for italic
<u></u> for underlining
Code example below
<b></b>
<i></i>
<u></u>