Logical Character Formatting

Logical HTML Styles indicate the way text is used. For example Emphasis, Citation, Definition.

The following HTML tags are examples:

• Emphasis <em>
• Strong emphasis <strong>
• Code <code> -- fixed width ( Courier) font.
• Variable name <var>
• Definition <dfn>
• Citation <cite>
• Address <address>

HTML examples of the above

• Emphasis

  <em>
  This is emphasised
  </em>
  

  which looks like this in HTML

  This is emphasised
  

• Strong This is

  <strong>
  This is Strong This is
  </strong>
  

  which looks like this in HTML

  This is Strong This is
  

• Code

  <code>
  begin
  
  for i:= 1 to N
  </code>
  

  which looks like this in HTML

  begin for i:= 1 to N
  

• Variable name

  <var>
  my_var_name = 2;
  </var>
  

  which looks like this in HTML

  my_var_name = 2;
  

• Definition

  <dfn>
  By definition  this the dfn logical style
  </dfn>
  

  which looks like this in HTML

  dave@cs.cf.ac.uk Dr. A.D. Marshall
  

• Citation

  <cite>
  Internet Computing Notes, Marshall 1997
  </cite>
  

  which looks like this in HTML

  dave@cs.cf.ac.uk Dr. A.D. Marshall
  

• Address

  <address>
  dave@cs.cf.ac.uk Dr. A.D. Marshall
  </address>
  

  which looks like this in HTML