Thread: Why, Sigil, Why? And can I change you?
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Old 08-12-2021, 08:31 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by fdwojo View Post
Does anyone know why Sigil uses <b> for bold/strong and <i> for italics/emphasis?

<b> is identical to <strong> and <i> is identical to <em>, and everything I read indicates that <strong> and <em> are the preferred way to do it. And so, I try to be consistent with the recommended way.

Why does Sigil do it the older, original way? Or are all the HTML publishing guides wrong and we should use <b> and <i> instead of the longer variants? (and if it DOESN"T matter, why are all the style guides wrong?)
Do I have the topic for you:

2020: "<i>, <em> or <span> for italics ?"

Especially see my Posts #67+.

<i> vs. <em> + <strong> vs. <b> was discussed to death, with detailed examples.

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And lastly, if I wanted to, can I modify Sigil to use <strong> and <em> when I bold or italicize text?
You can easily swap between <span class="italics">/<i>/<em> + <b>/<strong> using Diap's "TagMechanic" Sigil plugin (or "Diap's Editing Toolbag" if Calibre).

Again, see 2020: "How do I change italic <i> shortcut to use <em> instead?" where I give instructions how.
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