HTML <em> tag
The <em> tag is used to display emphasized text. The text displayed using the <em> tag looks italic.
Standard attributes
class, dir, id, lang, style, title, xml:lang
For more information on standard attributes, check out our HTML standard attributes reference page.
Event attributes
onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmousemove, onmouseout, onmouseover, onmouseup, onkeydown, onkeypress, onkeyup
For more information on event attributes, check out our HTML event attributes reference page.
Example
Tips & notes
The emphasis placed on text using the <em> tag is not that great. You can achieve much greater emphasis using CSS. With CSS you can do things like change text size, color, background, add borders around the text, and more. How's THAT for emphasis?! Use the <em> tag on minor things here and there but if you need some serious emphasis, go with CSS instead.