Okay, so I know that in HTML you can use the <b> tag, but isn't there a "weight=bold" attribute that I can use in the <p> tag?
Or is that in CSS, or Javascript?
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You're thinking of the CSS property font-weight:
p { font-weight: bold; }
mipadi
2009-03-16 05:00:47
Well, hopefully he doesn't copy what you have exactly...would mess a few things up :)
Darryl Hein
2009-03-16 05:22:43
It's a syntactically-correct example. The OP will have to decide just _how_ he wants it to be used.
mipadi
2009-03-16 15:13:36
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It's all historical and dates from a time where dinosaurs walked the earth and CSS didn't exist.
More seriously, forget about the b tag and use font-weight:bold in a CSS rule :)
Julian Aubourg
2009-03-16 05:02:10
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you could also do <p style="font-weight:bold;">bold text here</p>
John Boker
2009-03-16 05:03:02
Are you sure? i thought only inline style tags were to be deprecated, ie. (big,s,strike,tt,u)
John Boker
2009-03-16 12:53:35
Even if they're not deprecated, they're almost always a bad idea. You might as well go back to using <font> tags.
tgecho
2009-03-16 13:51:09
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If the text's meaning is semantically 'strong', use the <strong> element. If not, use a semantic named class and reference it in your CSS.
<span class="important-message">I'm important!</span>
.important-message {
font-weight: bold;
}
Some people still use the <b> element as a presentational hook, but it hasn't been deprecated, though most people favour the <strong> element nowadays. Just make sure they are used correctly.
alex
2009-03-16 05:08:36
<b> is NOT deprecated. It is still supported in HTML 4.01, XHTML 1, XHTML 1.1, and even the upcoming HTML 5. Its deprecation is a myth. Whether it *should* be deprecated is another matter. It isn't. See also http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/index/elements.html
thomasrutter
2009-03-16 05:53:10
Small technicality: a class name cannot be called 'semantic' because it is not a controlled vocabulary: there is no standard anywhere that defines what "important-message" means across apps. Naming your classes by their function is still a good idea because it promotes readability and best practice.
thomasrutter
2009-03-16 05:54:56
@thomasrutter... That's why I said *think*. A name doesn't have to be semantic only to computers; people read html too.
alex
2009-03-16 06:09:48
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Also consider the <strong> tag. It's much better for screen readers and therefore better for accessibility. I'm also thinking that spiders may use <strong> tags to determine important content.
Although, if you are bolding the entire paragraph, you may not want to use it--I'm not sure what the affect on screen readers would be.
Darryl Hein
2009-03-16 05:18:33
high five, i was just writin' this. <b> has been deprecated for years
nailitdown
2009-03-16 05:20:44
<b> is NOT deprecated in any current HTML or XHTML standard, nor is it deprecated even in the upcoming HTML 5. <b> and <strong> have distinct meanings; <b> means "bold styled text". <strong> means "stronger emphasis", but does not dictate a text style; browsers default to bold.
thomasrutter
2009-03-16 05:47:47
The widespread use of <b> has dwindled, but the actual element hasn't been deprecated according to the W3C specs.
alex
2009-03-16 06:17:14
The <b> is effectively deprecated in HTML5...and replaced with another <b> tag that has a somewhat different meaning. It's a weird choice, but that's basically what they've done. At any rate, it shouldn't be used to style text as bold.
Chuck
2009-03-16 07:13:39
Per the draft spec: It indicates "a span of text to be stylistically offset from the normal prose without conveying any extra importance" — like keywords that might be bolded in marketing material. Basically, it's an attempt to give the <b> tag a *meaning* that doesn't conflict with current use.
Chuck
2009-03-16 23:09:13
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On a sidenote the below code will also make it bold.
<strong> text here </strong>
Binoj Antony
2009-03-16 07:48:29
... in most browsers ... but only as a side effect of describing the text as having stronger emphasis.
David Dorward
2009-07-24 15:30:42
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Use the <strong> tag because it's more semantic. <b> has been depreciated so it's best not to use it. Also bold text is given more Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) weight so it's always best to use a real <strong> rather than making a <p> or <span> bold using CSS.
Matthew James Taylor
2009-03-27 05:34:27
Don't use things because they are "more semantic" - use them because they have the semantics that apply to what you are writing. We don't know what the semantics of the text the OP has are.
David Dorward
2009-07-24 15:30:04
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The <b> tag is alive and well. <b> is not deprecated, but its use has been clarified and limited. <b> has no semantic meaning, nor does it convey vocal emphasis such as might be spoken by a screen reader. <b> does, however, convey printed empasis, as does the <i> tag. Both have a specific place in typograpghy, but not in spoken communication, mon freres.
To quote from http://www.whatwg.org/
The b element represents a span of text to be stylistically offset from the normal prose without conveying any extra importance, such as key words in a document abstract, product names in a review, or other spans of text whose typical typographic presentation is boldened.