HTML - <b> Tag

The HTML <b> tag is used to highlight the text and specify the text in bold.

The purpose of the <b> tag or element is to draw attention to the contents of the element, which are not normally given special importance.

This <b> tag only includes the global attributes such as accesskey, class, contenteditable, dir, draggable, and so on.

For example; If we are writing content within a paragraph element but an important word comes in the content, we can use the <b> tag to highlight the important word.

Syntax

Following is the syntax of the <b> tag − 

<b> bold text should be here </b>

Example

In the following example, Let’s see the usage of <b> tag, as follows: 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <body>
      <p>This is normal para</p>
      <p>
         <b>This is bold paragraph </b>
      </p>
   </body>
</html>

When we run the above code, it will generate an output consisting of two texts: one indicating the normal text and another in bold, displayed on the webpage.

Example

Considering the following example, where we are going to use the <b> tag and applying the CSS properties to it.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <style>
         .term {
            color: green;
            font-style: italic;
         }
      </style>
   </head>
   <body>
      <p>The two most popular science courses offered by the school are <b class="term">chemistry</b> (the study of chemicals and the composition of substances) and <b class="term">physics</b> (the study of the nature and properties of matter and energy). </p>
   </body>
</html>

On running the above code, the output will pop up displaying the text with a applied CSS properties on the webpage.

Example

Let's look into the another scenario, where we are going to use CSS properties and making the text bold without using the <b> tag

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <body>
      <h2>Using CSS properties to set the bold text. </h2>
      <p>This is normal text - <span style="font-weight:bold;">and this is bold text</span>. </p>
   </body>
</html>

When we run the above code, it will generate an output consisting of the text some of them are marked in bold displayed on the webpage.

Example

Here, is the another example of the usage of the <b> tag

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <style>
         .keywords {
            color: red;
            font-style: italic;
         }
      </style>
   </head>
   <body>
      <p> This article describes several <b class="keywords">text-level</b> elements. It explains their usage in an <b class="keywords">HTML</b> document. </p> Keywords are displayed with the default style of the <b>element, likely in bold. </b>
   </body>
</html>

On running the above code, the output will pop up displaying the text with a applied CSS properties on the webpage.

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