Italic<i>
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Visual formatting only
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No extra emphasis
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Used for alternate voice or mood
<p>The term <i>status quo</i> refers to the existing state of affairs.</p>
Emphasis<em>
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Semantic emphasis
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Screen readers add verbal stress
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Indicates text that should be stressed
<p>I <em>really</em> need to finish this project today.</p>
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Use <i> for:
• Technical terms
• Foreign phrases
• Thoughts or alternate voice
• Taxonomic names
• Foreign phrases
• Thoughts or alternate voice
• Taxonomic names
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Use <em> for:
• Words that would be stressed in speech
• Important concepts
• Warnings or cautions
• Text that needs emphasis
• Important concepts
• Warnings or cautions
• Text that needs emphasis