HTML i Tag

Example

<p>He named his car <i>The lightning</i>, because it was very fast.</p>

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Definition and Usage

The <i> tag defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood. The content of the <i> tag is usually displayed in italic.

The <i> tag can be used to indicate a technical term, a phrase from another language, a thought, or a ship name, etc.

Use the <i> element only when there is not a more appropriate semantic element, such as:

• <em> (emphasized text)
• <strong> (important text)
• <mark> (marked/highlighted text)
• <cite> (the title of a work)
• <dfn> (a definition term)

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Browser Support

Element
<i>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

In HTML 4.01, the <i> tag was used to render text in italics. However, this is not necessarily the case with HTML5. Style sheets can be used to format the text inside the <i> element.

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Global Attributes

The <i> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

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Event Attributes

The <i> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

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Related Pages

HTML tutorial: HTML Text Formatting

HTML DOM reference: Italic Object

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Default CSS Settings

Most browsers will display the <i> element with the following default values:

Example

i { 
  font-style: italic;}

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