HTML i element

The <i> HTML element represents a range of text that is set off from the normal text for some reason, such as idiomatic text, technical terms, taxonomical designations, among others. Historically, these have been presented using italicized type, which is the original source of the <i> naming of this element.

Use the <i> element for text that is set off from the normal prose for readability reasons. This would be a range of text with different semantic meaning than the surrounding text. Among the use cases for the <i> element are spans of text representing a different quality or mode of text, such as: Alternative voice or mood Taxonomic designations (such as the genus and species “Homo sapiens”) Idiomatic terms from another language (such as “et cetera”); these should include the lang attribute to identify the language Technical terms Transliterations Thoughts (such as “She wondered, What is this writer talking about, anyway?”) Ship or vessel names in Western writing systems (such as “They searched the docks for the Empress of the Galaxy, the ship to which they were assigned.”)