HTML Element: <i>
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The HTML <i> element indicates a part of
text in an alternate voice or mood. Typically it is rendered as italicised
text. Convention recommends using the <i>
element only when there isn’t a more appropriate element, such as <cite>, <dfn>, <em>, <mark> or <strong>.
The attributes
it can take are HTML
global attributes and HTML event attributes.
To create or access such
an element in JavaScript
see here. The
corresponding HTML DOM
object supports standard
DOM properties and methods. The default style applicable to this element is
shown here.
EXAMPLE:
HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head></head>
<body>
Created using HTML:<br>
<i>alternative text</i>
<br><br>Created using JavaScript:<br>
<span id="element"></span>
<script>
var x = document.createElement("I");
x.textContent = "alternative text";
// or use var txt = document.createTextNode("alternative text");
// x.appendChild(txt);
document.getElementById("element").appendChild(x);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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