italic text

<i>

Browser
Internet Explorer Firefox Opera
Type
Inline

The I element defines italic text.

<i>italic text</i>

Tips and Notes

This can be specified with CSS. Please see the "Related Document" for details on CSS.

(Use the EM element if you want to emphasize a text.)

Example

<p>Normal text, <i>Italic text,</i> Normal text,</p>
Output

Normal text, Italic text, Normal text,