Physical Style

Physical tags are effectively the opposite of content-based tags. The text in a physical tag may have no meaning whatsoever, outside of what the designer intended. These tags show text in a distinct style. Physical tags typically affect font style.

Each physical style tag is shown below with a brief description, and any physical effects imposed by the browser.

• <b> indicates that the text should appear in a bold font weight.
• <big> indicates that the text should appear one point size larger than the current text.
• <i> indicates that the text should appear in an italic font.
• <small> indicates that the text should appear one point size smaller than the current text.
• <sub> indicates that the text should appear as a subscript to the current text. The text is shown one point size smaller.
• <sup> indicates that the text should appear as a superscript to the current text. The text is shown one point size smaller.
• <tt> indicates that the text should appear as teletype text. The text is shown in a monospaced typeface font.