Basic HTML Styles

To start with there is the Normal paragraph style which is named P in HTML.

This is a Heading 1 style named H1 in HTML

This is a Heading 2 style named H2 in HTML

This is a Heading 3 style named H3 in HTML

This is a Heading 4 style named H4 in HTML

This is a Heading 5 style named H5 in HTML

The style that can be used to separate parts of a document is the Horizontal Rule called HR in HTML. It looks like this:


Lists are handled by using the UL style for unordered lists and the OL style for ordered lists.

The UL style:

  • Item one
  • Item two
  • Item three

The OL style:

  1. Item one
  2. Item two
  3. Item three

All modern HTML browsers also support a small set of character formatting styles. The most common are the following:

The Emphasis style called EM in HTML. It allows you to apply an italic style to characters

The Strong style called STRONG in HTML. It allows you to apply a bold style to characters

The Underline style called U in HTML. It allows you to apply an underline style to characters.

The StrikeThrough style call STRIKE in HTML. It allows you to apply a strike through to characters.