Language References

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Emphasizes text, usually by rendering it in italic.

HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5

HTML Syntax

<em
   class = classname
   id = value
   style = css properties
   title = text
   event = script
>

The EM element is similar in function to the I italic element.

EM Members

<p>This paragraph has <em>some emphasized text</em>.

This paragraph has some emphasized text.

CITE   I