Format text in a document:
The tag is a phrase tag. It renders as emphasized text.
Tip: This tag is not deprecated, but it is possible to achieve richer effect with CSS.
All phrase tags:
NONE.
The tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
The tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
HTML tutorial: HTML Text Formatting
HTML DOM reference: Emphasized Object
Most browsers will display the element with the following default values:
HTML, CSS, , PHP, jQuery, Bootstrap and XML.