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Bold & Italic

The element also represents a section of text that would be presented in a visually different way (for example key words in a paragraph) although the use of the element does not imply any additional meaning.

Example

HTML	Result
< p>This is how we make a word appear < b>bold.< /b> < /p> < p>Inside a product description you might see some < b>key features< /b> in bold.< /p>	This is how we make a word appear bold. Inside a product description you might see some key features in bold.

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Result

This is how we make a word appear bold. 
Inside a product description you might see some key features in bold.

This is how we make a word appear bold.

Inside a product description you might see some key features in bold.

The element also represents a section of text that would be said in a different way from surrounding content — such as technical terms, names of ships, foreign words, thoughts, or other terms that would usually be italicized.

HTML	Result
< p>This is how we make a word appear < i>italic< /i>. < /p> < p>It's a potato < i>Solanum teberosum< /i>.< /p> < p>Captain Cook sailed to Australia on the < i>Endeavour< /i>.< /p>	This is how we make a word appear italic. It's a potato Solanum teberosum. Captain Cook sailed to Australia on the Endeavour.

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Result

This is how we make a word appear italic. 
It's a potato Solanum teberosum.
Captain Cook sailed to Australia on the Endeavour.

This is how we make a word appear italic.

It's a potato Solanum teberosum.

Captain Cook sailed to Australia on the Endeavour.