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Can someone explain to me why their site - http://html5boilerplate.com/ http://html5boilerplate.com/ - uses the <b> and <i> tag?

• bretthopper 16y ago
  The <b> tags are used to create the background effects with CSS3 instead of using a background image. <i> is also used as an inline element for semantic and styling purposes.
• estel 16y ago
  Whilst I'm pretty sure they're not using those b tags at the top for their semantic purpose (they're forming the cross thing that forms part of the background texture), b and i have both found their way back into HTML5 as fully acceptable and semantic tags for markup: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#the-i-element http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#the-i-ele...
• nimbupani 16y ago
  I created the design, and it is a deliberate use of those tags to create graphical elements which you can see in the background. It should be diagonal in browsers that support CSS transforms, and vertical in browsers that dont. http://html5doctor.com/i-b-em-strong-element/ http://html5doctor.com/i-b-em-strong-element/
  • ecaron 16y ago
    I figured there was a great reason, I just didn't know how to begin finding that answer short of asking the experts.