Annotation of html5/spec-author-view/the-i-element.html, revision 1.122
1.100 mike 1: <!doctype html>
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1.116 mike 102:
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1.122 ! mike 201: .stability {
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1.1 mike 242:
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1.122 ! mike 327: src: url('fonts/Essays1743.ttf');
1.1 mike 328: }
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1.122 ! mike 332: src: url('fonts/Essays1743-Bold.ttf');
1.1 mike 333: }
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1.1 mike 338: }
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1.122 ! mike 343: src: url('fonts/Essays1743-BoldItalic.ttf');
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! 345:
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1.1 mike 367: }
368:
1.122 ! mike 369:
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1.101 mike 371: <link href="Overview.html#contents" rel="contents" title="Table of contents">
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1.10 mike 374: <div aria-haspopup="true" id="jumpIndexA-button" role="button" tabindex="0">jump
1.122 ! mike 375: <div id="jumpIndexA">
! 376: <ul><li><a class="noindex" href="the-a-element.html#the-a-element">a</a><a class="noindex" href="the-abbr-element.html#the-abbr-element">abbr</a><a class="noindex" href="the-address-element.html#the-address-element">address</a><a class="noindex" href="the-area-element.html#the-area-element">area</a><a class="noindex" href="the-article-element.html#the-article-element">article</a><a class="noindex" href="the-aside-element.html#the-aside-element">aside</a><a class="noindex" href="the-audio-element.html#the-audio-element">audio</a></li>
! 377: </ul><ul><li><a class="noindex" href="the-b-element.html#the-b-element">b</a><a class="noindex" href="the-base-element.html#the-base-element">base</a><a class="noindex" href="the-bdi-element.html#the-bdi-element">bdi</a><a class="noindex" href="the-bdo-element.html#the-bdo-element">bdo</a><a class="noindex" href="the-blockquote-element.html#the-blockquote-element">blockquote</a><a class="noindex" href="the-body-element.html#the-body-element">body</a><a class="noindex" href="the-br-element.html#the-br-element">br</a><a class="noindex" href="the-button-element.html#the-button-element">button</a></li>
! 378: </ul><ul><li><a class="noindex" href="the-canvas-element.html#the-canvas-element">canvas</a><a class="noindex" href="the-caption-element.html#the-caption-element">caption</a><a class="noindex" href="the-cite-element.html#the-cite-element">cite</a><a class="noindex" href="the-code-element.html#the-code-element">code</a><a class="noindex" href="the-col-element.html#the-col-element">col</a><a class="noindex" href="the-colgroup-element.html#the-colgroup-element">colgroup</a><a class="noindex" href="the-command-element.html#the-command-element">command</a></li>
! 379: </ul><ul><li><a class="noindex" href="the-datalist-element.html#the-datalist-element">datalist</a><a class="noindex" href="the-dd-element.html#the-dd-element">dd</a><a class="noindex" href="the-del-element.html#the-del-element">del</a><a class="noindex" href="the-details-element.html#the-details-element">details</a><a class="noindex" href="the-dfn-element.html#the-dfn-element">dfn</a><a class="noindex" href="the-div-element.html#the-div-element">div</a><a class="noindex" href="the-dl-element.html#the-dl-element">dl</a><a class="noindex" href="the-dt-element.html#the-dt-element">dt</a></li>
! 380: </ul><ul><li><a class="noindex" href="the-em-element.html#the-em-element">em</a><a class="noindex" href="the-embed-element.html#the-embed-element">embed</a><a class="noindex" href="the-fieldset-element.html#the-fieldset-element">fieldset</a><a class="noindex" href="the-figcaption-element.html#the-figcaption-element">figcaption</a><a class="noindex" href="the-figure-element.html#the-figure-element">figure</a><a class="noindex" href="the-footer-element.html#the-footer-element">footer</a><a class="noindex" href="the-form-element.html#the-form-element">form</a></li>
! 381: </ul><ul><li><a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/.html#the-h1-h2-h3-h4-h5-and-h6-elements" title='Read about this "h1" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>h1</a><a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/.html#the-h1-h2-h3-h4-h5-and-h6-elements" title='Read about this "h2" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>h2</a><a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/.html#the-h1-h2-h3-h4-h5-and-h6-elements" title='Read about this "h3" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>h3</a><a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/.html#the-h1-h2-h3-h4-h5-and-h6-elements" title='Read about this "h4" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>h4</a><a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/.html#the-h1-h2-h3-h4-h5-and-h6-elements" title='Read about this "h5" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>h5</a><a class="full-spec-link" href="http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/.html#the-h1-h2-h3-h4-h5-and-h6-elements" title='Read about this "h6" reference in the full HTML5 spec.'>h6</a><a class="noindex" href="the-head-element.html#the-head-element">head</a><a class="noindex" href="the-header-element.html#the-header-element">header</a><a class="noindex" href="the-hgroup-element.html#the-hgroup-element">hgroup</a><a class="noindex" href="the-hr-element.html#the-hr-element">hr</a><a class="noindex" href="the-html-element.html#the-html-element">html</a></li>
! 382: </ul><ul><li><a class="noindex" href="#the-i-element">i</a><a class="noindex" href="the-iframe-element.html#the-iframe-element">iframe</a><a class="noindex" href="the-img-element.html#the-img-element">img</a><a class="noindex" href="the-input-element.html#the-input-element">input</a><a class="noindex" href="the-ins-element.html#the-ins-element">ins</a><a class="noindex" href="the-kbd-element.html#the-kbd-element">kbd</a><a class="noindex" href="the-keygen-element.html#the-keygen-element">keygen</a></li>
! 383: </ul><ul><li><a class="noindex" href="the-label-element.html#the-label-element">label</a><a class="noindex" href="the-legend-element.html#the-legend-element">legend</a><a class="noindex" href="the-li-element.html#the-li-element">li</a><a class="noindex" href="the-link-element.html#the-link-element">link</a><a class="noindex" href="the-map-element.html#the-map-element">map</a><a class="noindex" href="the-mark-element.html#the-mark-element">mark</a><a class="noindex" href="the-menu-element.html#the-menu-element">menu</a><a class="noindex" href="the-meta-element.html#the-meta-element">meta</a><a class="noindex" href="the-meter-element.html#the-meter-element">meter</a></li>
! 384: </ul><ul><li><a class="noindex" href="the-nav-element.html#the-nav-element">nav</a><a class="noindex" href="the-noscript-element.html#the-noscript-element">noscript</a><a class="noindex" href="the-object-element.html#the-object-element">object</a><a class="noindex" href="the-ol-element.html#the-ol-element">ol</a><a class="noindex" href="the-optgroup-element.html#the-optgroup-element">optgroup</a><a class="noindex" href="the-option-element.html#the-option-element">option</a><a class="noindex" href="the-output-element.html#the-output-element">output</a></li>
! 385: </ul><ul><li><a class="noindex" href="the-p-element.html#the-p-element">p</a><a class="noindex" href="the-param-element.html#the-param-element">param</a><a class="noindex" href="the-pre-element.html#the-pre-element">pre</a><a class="noindex" href="the-progress-element.html#the-progress-element">progress</a><a class="noindex" href="the-q-element.html#the-q-element">q</a><a class="noindex" href="the-rp-element.html#the-rp-element">rp</a><a class="noindex" href="the-rt-element.html#the-rt-element">rt</a><a class="noindex" href="the-ruby-element.html#the-ruby-element">ruby</a></li>
! 386: </ul><ul><li><a class="noindex" href="the-s-element.html#the-s-element">s</a><a class="noindex" href="the-samp-element.html#the-samp-element">samp</a><a class="noindex" href="the-script-element.html#the-script-element">script</a><a class="noindex" href="the-section-element.html#the-section-element">section</a><a class="noindex" href="the-select-element.html#the-select-element">select</a><a class="noindex" href="the-small-element.html#the-small-element">small</a><a class="noindex" href="the-source-element.html#the-source-element">source</a><a class="noindex" href="the-span-element.html#the-span-element">span</a></li>
! 387: </ul><ul><li><a class="noindex" href="the-strong-element.html#the-strong-element">strong</a><a class="noindex" href="the-style-element.html#the-style-element">style</a><a class="noindex" href="the-sub-and-sup-elements.html#the-sub-and-sup-elements">sub</a><a class="noindex" href="the-summary-element.html#the-summary-element">summary</a><a class="noindex" href="the-sub-and-sup-elements.html#the-sub-and-sup-elements">sup</a></li>
! 388: </ul><ul><li><a class="noindex" href="the-table-element.html#the-table-element">table</a><a class="noindex" href="the-tbody-element.html#the-tbody-element">tbody</a><a class="noindex" href="the-td-element.html#the-td-element">td</a><a class="noindex" href="the-textarea-element.html#the-textarea-element">textarea</a><a class="noindex" href="the-tfoot-element.html#the-tfoot-element">tfoot</a><a class="noindex" href="the-th-element.html#the-th-element">th</a><a class="noindex" href="the-thead-element.html#the-thead-element">thead</a><a class="noindex" href="the-time-element.html#the-time-element">time</a><a class="noindex" href="the-title-element.html#the-title-element">title</a></li>
! 389: </ul><ul><li><a class="noindex" href="the-tr-element.html#the-tr-element">tr</a><a class="noindex" href="the-track-element.html#the-track-element">track</a><a class="noindex" href="the-u-element.html#the-u-element">u</a><a class="noindex" href="the-ul-element.html#the-ul-element">ul</a><a class="noindex" href="the-var-element.html#the-var-element">var</a><a class="noindex" href="the-video-element.html#the-video-element">video</a><a class="noindex" href="the-wbr-element.html#the-wbr-element">wbr</a></li>
! 390: </ul><ul class="jumpIndexA-other"><li><a class="noindex" href="global-attributes.html#global-attributes">global
! 391: attributes</a><a class="noindex" href="index-of-terms.html#index-of-terms">terms</a></li>
! 392: </ul></div>
! 393: </div>
! 394: <script src="jump-indexes.js">
! 395: </script><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://www.w3.org/"><img alt="W3C" height="48" src="http://www.w3.org/Icons/w3c_home" width="72"></a></p>
! 396: <h1 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">HTML5</h1>
! 397: </div>
! 398: <div class="prev_next">
1.121 mike 399: <a href="the-sub-and-sup-elements.html">← 4.6.15 The sub and sup elements</a> –
1.1 mike 400: <a href="Overview.html#contents">Table of contents</a> –
1.121 mike 401: <a href="the-b-element.html">4.6.17 The b element →</a>
1.1 mike 402: </div>
403:
1.122 ! mike 404: <h4 id="the-i-element"><span class="secno">4.6.16</span> The
! 405: <dfn><code>i</code></dfn> element</h4>
! 406: <dl class="element"><dt><a href="element-definitions.html#element-dfn-categories" id="element-dfn-categories_47" title="element-dfn-categories">Categories</a>:</dt>
! 407: <dd><a href="content-models.html#flow-content-1" id="flow-content_85">Flow
! 408: content</a>.</dd>
! 409: <dd><a href="content-models.html#phrasing-content-1" id="phrasing-content_68">Phrasing
! 410: content</a>.</dd>
! 411: <dd><a href="content-models.html#palpable-content-0" id="palpable-content_32">Palpable
! 412: content</a>.</dd>
! 413: <dt><a href="element-definitions.html#element-dfn-contexts" id="element-dfn-contexts_47" title="element-dfn-contexts">Contexts in which this element can be
! 414: used</a>:</dt>
! 415: <dd>Where <a href="content-models.html#phrasing-content-1" id="phrasing-content_69">phrasing content</a> is expected.</dd>
! 416: <dt><a href="element-definitions.html#element-dfn-content-model" id="element-dfn-content-model_47" title="element-dfn-content-model">Content model</a>:</dt>
! 417: <dd><a href="content-models.html#phrasing-content-1" id="phrasing-content_70">Phrasing
! 418: content</a>.</dd>
! 419: <dt><a href="element-definitions.html#element-dfn-attributes" id="element-dfn-attributes_47" title="element-dfn-attributes">Content
! 420: attributes</a>:</dt>
! 421: <dd><a href="global-attributes.html#global-attributes" id="global-attributes_47">Global
! 422: attributes</a></dd>
! 423: <dt><a href="element-definitions.html#element-dfn-dom" id="element-dfn-dom_47" title="element-dfn-dom">DOM interface</a>:</dt>
! 424: <!--TOPIC:DOM APIs-->
! 425: <dd>Uses <code><a href="elements.html#htmlelement" id="htmlelement_51">HTMLElement</a></code>.</dd>
! 426: </dl><!--TOPIC:HTML--><p>The <code><a href="#the-i-element" id="i_16">i</a></code>
! 427: element <a href="#represents">represents</a> a span of text in an
! 428: alternate voice or mood, or otherwise offset from the normal prose
! 429: in a manner indicating a different quality of text, such as a
! 430: taxonomic designation, a technical term, an idiomatic phrase from
! 431: another language, a thought, or a ship name in Western texts.</p>
! 432: <p>Terms in languages different from the main text should be
! 433: annotated with <code title="attr-lang"><a href="global-attributes.html#attr-lang" id="lang_7">lang</a></code> attributes (or, in XML, <a href="global-attributes.html#attr-xml-lang" id="attr-xml-lang_4" title="attr-xml-lang"><code title="">lang</code> attributes in the
! 434: <span>XML namespace</span></a>).</p>
! 435: <div class="example">
! 436: <p>The examples below show uses of the <code><a href="#the-i-element" id="i_17">i</a></code> element:</p>
! 437: <pre>
! 438: <p>The <i class="taxonomy">Felis silvestris catus</i> is cute.</p>
1.1 mike 439: <p>The term <i>prose content</i> is defined above.</p>
1.122 ! mike 440: <p>There is a certain <i lang="fr">je ne sais quoi</i> in the air.</p>
! 441: </pre>
! 442: <p>In the following example, a dream sequence is marked up using
! 443: <code><a href="#the-i-element" id="i_18">i</a></code> elements.</p>
! 444: <pre>
! 445: <p>Raymond tried to sleep.</p>
1.1 mike 446: <p><i>The ship sailed away on Thursday</i>, he
447: dreamt. <i>The ship had many people aboard, including a beautiful
448: princess called Carey. He watched her, day-in, day-out, hoping she
449: would notice him, but she never did.</i></p>
450: <p><i>Finally one night he picked up the courage to speak with
451: her—</i></p>
1.122 ! mike 452: <p>Raymond woke with a start as the fire alarm rang out.</p>
! 453: </pre></div>
! 454: <p>Authors can use the <code title="attr-class"><a href="global-attributes.html#classes" id="class_5">class</a></code> attribute on the <code><a href="#the-i-element" id="i_19">i</a></code> element to identify why the
! 455: element is being used, so that if the style of a particular use
! 456: (e.g. dream sequences as opposed to taxonomic terms) is to be
! 457: changed at a later date, the author doesn't have to go through the
! 458: entire document (or series of related documents) annotating each
! 459: use.</p>
! 460: <p>Authors are encouraged to consider whether other elements might
! 461: be more applicable than the <code><a href="#the-i-element" id="i_20">i</a></code> element, for instance the <code><a href="the-em-element.html#the-em-element" id="em_9">em</a></code> element for marking up
! 462: stress emphasis, or the <code><a href="the-dfn-element.html#the-dfn-element" id="dfn_16">dfn</a></code> element to mark up the defining instance of
! 463: a term.</p>
! 464: <p class="note">Style sheets can be used to format <code><a href="#the-i-element" id="i_21">i</a></code> elements, just like any
! 465: other element can be restyled. Thus, it is not the case that
! 466: content in <code><a href="#the-i-element" id="i_22">i</a></code>
! 467: elements will necessarily be italicized.</p>
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