B - bolding
Purpose
To present text in a boldface font.
Typical rendering
Bolded.
See general notes on rendering markup.
Basic syntax
<B>text</B>
Possible attributes
None.
Allowed context
Text container, i.e.
any element that may contain text elements.
This includes most HTML elements. In particular,
text elements can be nested.
Contents
Text elements.
Notice that this disallows e.g. paragraph breaks.
Examples
Example B-1.html:
In the main menu of the program, one letter, usually the
initial, of each word is in bold face, e.g. <B>s</B>ave.
This indicates the letter that can be used as a shortcut.
Example B-2.html:
<P>In mathematics, vectors are usually denoted with boldface
letters like <B>x</B>.</P>
<P>When presenting computer source programs in printed form,
one often uses boldface for reserved words like <B>int</B> in C.</P>
Notes
Avoid using B; use logical markup instead.
In particular, for emphasis use
EM or STRONG.
See general notes on text markup, which
provide additional examples.
Date of last update:
2010-12-16.