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HTML <i> tag

The <i> tag defines a part of texts* in italic font-style in an HTML document.

Type: Inline Element

Example of <i> tag

<i> Italic text </i>

Supported Browsers

Tag Chrome Internet Explorer Firefox Safari Opera Mini
<i> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Full code example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<p>
<i> Football </i> is my favorite game. <br>
<i> Red </i> is my favorite color.
</p>
</body>
</html>
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Output on the browser

Football is my favorite game.
Red is my favorite color.

More reference

Don't be confused about the using of <em> tag and <i> tag. Both are used to define italic text. The <em> tag is used to define emphasized texts in which the word has internal meaning whereas the <i> tag is used only to display italic text.

Default CSS property of <i> tag

i {
  font-style:italic;
}
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