It goes beyond just that. <em> doesn't even have to be italic at all, and nested <em> elements represent increasing levels of importance and can therefore be styled with increasingly noticeable visuals.
The em element isn't a generic "italics" element. Sometimes, text is intended to stand out from the rest of the paragraph, as if it was in a different mood or voice. For this, the i element is more appropriate.
So no, you actually should be using <i> if you really want italic content for the sake of being italic, and <em> only if you want to add emphasis without caring much about how that emphasis is visually achieved.
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Yes, it's exactly another point of view focusing in nested <em> tag, we have just adopted your recommendation to even clarify more the difference between these two tags. We really appreciate your interesting and the effort you have put writing this comment 😄
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It goes beyond just that.
<em>doesn't even have to be italic at all, and nested<em>elements represent increasing levels of importance and can therefore be styled with increasingly noticeable visuals.To quote the spec:
So no, you actually should be using
<i>if you really want italic content for the sake of being italic, and<em>only if you want to add emphasis without caring much about how that emphasis is visually achieved.Yes, it's exactly another point of view focusing in nested
<em>tag, we have just adopted your recommendation to even clarify more the difference between these two tags. We really appreciate your interesting and the effort you have put writing this comment 😄Thanks you for reading our post 😇