HTML <b> Tag

<p>This is a <b>bold</b> text.</p>

Meaning

The <b> is inline element make text boldface.

Notes:

• Style sheets can be used to format b elements.
• Do not mark titles and headings using the <b> element.

Do not confuse the <b> element with the <strong> , <em>, or <mark> elements.

• The <strong> element represents text of certain importance
• The <em> puts some emphasis on the text
• And the <mark> element represents text of certain relevance.

The <b> element doesn't convey such special semantic information; use it only when no others fit.

Version: HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5

Standard Syntax

<b>...</b>

Browser Support

Status

Global Attributes

<b> element also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

<b> element also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

More Examples

If there is no semantic purpose to using the <b> element, you should use the CSS font-weight property with the value "bold" instead in order to make text bold.

<p>This is a <span style="font-weight: bold">bold</span> text.</p>

By Default CSS Value(s)

Most of the browsers will display the <b> element with the following by default value(s)

b {
	font-weight: bold;
}