<em> : denders as emphasized text
<strong> : defines important text
<dfn> : defines a definition term
<code> : defines a piece of computer code
<samp> : defines sample output from a computer program
<kbd> : defines keyboard input
<var> : defines a variable
These tags are all phrase tags.
Note: em, strong, dfn, code, samp, kbd, and var tags are supported in all major browsers.
Note2: It is possible to achieve richer effect with CSS.
Eg:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
em tag: <em>Emphasized text</em><br /><br />
strong tag: <strong>Strong text</strong><br /><br />
definition tag: <dfn>Definition term</dfn><br /><br />
code tag: <code>A piece of computer code</code><br /><br />
sample tag: <samp>Sample output from a computer program</samp><br /><br />
keyboard input tag: <kbd>Keyboard input</kbd><br /><br />
variable tag: <var>Variable</var>
</body>
</html>
Outputs:
