em

Also a Spivak pronoun, the neuter or non-gender-specific version of him or her.

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em is an HTML tag that is used to specify emphasized text within an HTML document. While the i (italics) tag is not deprecated in the HTML specification, it has been superceded by the em tag. This is because HTML is supposed to define structure rather than style. While on the visual end, they both seem to do the same thing, specifying emphasis of some text is structural, while specifying that some text should be italicized is stylistic.

See also: b, cite, i, s, strike, strong, tt, u

Attributes

There are no required HTML attributes for the em tag, and in fact, attributes are seldom used with this element. Regardless, the following are all valid options for the em tag in your HTML documents:

• HTML Core Attributes
  • class (type: CDATA) - space separated list of classes
  • id (type: ID) - document-wide unique id
  • style (type: Style Sheet) - associated style information
  • title (type: Text) - advisory title/amplification; this information is usually displayed through tooltips
     
• HTML International Attributes (I18N)
  • dir (type: Custom) - specifies the direction of weak or neutral text; valid values include ltr (left to right) or rtl (right to left)
  • lang (type: Custom) - specifies the Language Code of the language used in the text
     
• HTML Event Attributes
  • onclick (type: Script) - a pointer button was clicked
  • ondblclick (type: Script) - a pointer button was double clicked
  • onkeydown (type: Script) - a key was pressed down
  • onkeypress (type: Script) - a key was pressed and released
  • onkeyup (type: Script) - a key was released
  • onmousedown (type: Script) - a pointer button was pressed down
  • onmousemove (type: Script) - a pointer was moved within
  • onmouseout (type: Script) - a pointer was moved away
  • onmouseover (type: Script) - a pointer was moved onto
  • onmouseup (type: Script) - a pointer button was released

Usage

To use the em tag, simply place opening and closing HTML tags around the letters or words. For example:

I like to use <em>emphasized text</em> in my sentences.

On browsers that support this tag, this will usually cause the words "emphasized text" to appear in italics.

Everything2 Support?

E2 does provide limited support for the em tag. E2 does not provide support for any of this tag's HTML attributes. Below is how your browser displays the example above here on Everything2:

I like to use emphasized text in my sentences.

If you would like to use this tag with any or all of its attributes, you can do so in your Notelet Nodelet.

Common Browser Implementations*

Most web browsers support this tag, as it has been around since at least HTML version 2. Nearly every visual user agent displays emphasized text in a similar manner (italics), however you may see some very slight differences depending on your browser or operating system.

Previous HTML Tag: dt
Next HTML Tag: fieldset (next E2 supported HTML tag: h1)
See Also: HTML tags and HTML attributes

* Please feel free to send me information if you know of any browsers that implement this tag in an unusual manner.

Em (?), n. Print.

The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m, then a square type, used as a unit by which to measure the amount of printed matter on a page; the square of the body of a type.

© Webster 1913.