Thread: Extended <head> chapter: NOT necessary?
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Old 02-20-2017, 01:39 PM   #41
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
There is NO difference between <i> & <em> and <b> & <strong>. I can change what each of them does via CSS. I can change <i> so it look bold and I can change <b> so it looks italicized. <em> and <strong> can also be modified via CSS. Both pairs have the same default. So really, the pairs are no different.
They are certainly different. You should never change an i or b. They are visual emblems and as such should remain as the author chose. em and strong have semantic meanings a these are much more subject to what the meaning for the user is. While eBook readers do not have support for designating the look I think this should be a feature of eBook reading devices. The fact that they can be changed in the CSS is not the criterion for the meaning of anything.

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