HTML formatting

Question 1

b /b or strong /strong

Answer 1

Either inline tag will make content bold.

Less flexible <span></span>

Question 2

del /del or s /s

Answer 2

Strikethrough

Question 3

sub /sub || sup /sup

Answer 3

Subscript || Superscript

Question 4

bdi /bdi

Answer 4

isolates text that might be formatted unexpectedly in other languages/browsers

Question 5

em /em or i /i or cite /cite or var /var

Answer 5

Will make text italics

Question 6

ins /ins or u /u

Answer 6

Underlines the contained text

Question 7

abbr /abbr

Answer 7

Creates an abbreviation

<abbr>cc</abbr>

Question 8

dfn /dfn

Answer 8

Italicizes

Contains text that will be defined in the content

Question 9

wbr /wbr

Answer 9

Sets a possible line break for the content, if the viewport width is too small

Question 10

bdo /bdo

Answer 10

Overrides the text direction
Bi-directional override

dir=”” ltr | rtl

Question 11

q /q

Answer 11

Adds inline quotations for the content

Question 12

template /template

Answer 12

Contains hidden elements that can be revealed with JavaScript

Question 13

kbd /kbd

Answer 13

Formats content as a keyboard input

Question 14

mark /mark

Answer 14

Highlights contained content in yellow

Question 15

samp /samp or code /code

Answer 15

Containers for samples of code

Question 16

small /small

Answer 16

Reduces font size

Question 17

meter /meter

Answer 17

Makes a line gauge

Question 18

rp, rt, and ruby

Answer 18

Inline tags for ruby annotations, East-Asian typography

Question 19

Why are formatting tags rarely used?

Answer 19

HTML was never intended to be a formatting solution and CSS was developed.