| Depr. | Empty | Version |
|---|---|---|
| No | No | HTML 2 |
| IE5.5+ | FF1+ | SA1.3+ | OP9.2+ | CH2+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
Syntax
<strong>
</strong>
Description
The strong
element is used to emphasize a phrase of text content. It typically
renders the text contained in a bold, non-italicized font like that shown
in Figure 1.
Figure 1. The phrase “turn left” highlighted with the
strong element
Example
An example of
strong at work:
<p>Look for the sign that says
<strong>turn left<strong>, then turn left!</p>
Use This For …
This element is used to highlight significant sections of content, possibly in body copy. It may also be used to emphasize key page elements; for example, the current navigation item in a list.
Compatibility
| Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera | Chrome | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 |
| Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
As one of the
earliest formatting elements, strong has full browser
support.
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