chiprivers Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 When I first learnt HTML (self taught) I would use the <font></font> tags with styling properties to alter the appearance of text in the middle of a block of text. A little while ago, I recall reading that the <font> tag was redundant and I think it said I should be using the <label> tag in its replacement.Now, whilst trying to learn a bit more about CSS I have read that the <span> tag may be the correct thing to use in this situation. I appreciate that all of these options will do the same thing, but I would like to try and keep my coding to a recommended standard, please could anybody advise the correct tag to use, it may be a different one altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 The font tag is deprecated (not supported with later/future versions of html).The label tag has nothing to do with how text is displayed.The span tag can be used to apply a style to text enclosed in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonMariner Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 labels are for form elements ie.<label for="username">Username:</label><input type="text" name="username" />good practice and helps screen readers out a boat load Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richei Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 You don't need a tag persay to have text looking a certain way. You can use css to do that, either from a css sheet or using the style key (style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; color: #000000;" etc.) Most programs now will show you the key that you're looking for or enable you to edit them in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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