Bold, Italic, Underline and Strikethrough

Bold, Italic, Underline and Strikethrough

These are problay some of the most common formatting buttons, familiar to anyone who has used a word processor. These formats are applied by selecting some text in the article and clicking the button in the editor toolbar and in the case of Bold, Italic and Underline, optionally by using the shortcut key.

Bold bold

Renders the text with a strong emphasis which is usually heavier than surrounding text. Keyboard shortcut is CTRL + B
Will show in the HTML Source as <strong>text</strong>

Italic italic

Italicises the selected text which usually appears slanted to the right. Keyboard shortcut is CTRL + I
Will show in the HTML Source as <em>text</em>

Underline underline

Adds a line under the selected text. Keyboard shortcut is CTRL + U
Will show in the HTML Source as <span style="text-decoration:underline;">text</span>

Strikethrough strikethrough

Adds a line through the middle of the selected text
Will show in the HTML Source as <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">text</span>