HTML <strong> (Strong Emphasis) Tag

<p>This is <strong>important</strong> text</p>

Meaning

The <strong> inline element specifes strongly emphasized text. It usually is rendered in a bold typeface.

The <strong> element is a phrasing-level element. It must not contain block-level elements, but it can contain other phrasing-level elements.

Notes:

• This element generally renders as bold text.
• By default, most browsers render the strong element with bold text, but you can change that in CSS.
• If you are looking to emphasize a word or phrase, the <em> element would be a better choice.
• If you want to bold text, but the text is not important, you should use the CSS rule font-weight: bold; on the appropriate element enclosing the text.

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

Standard Syntax

<strong>...</strong>

Browser Support

Status

Global Attributes

The <strong> element also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

The <strong> element also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

By Default CSS Value(s)

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

strong { 
  font-weight: bold;
}