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The "strong" and "b" tags don't mean the same thing, nor do the "em" and "i" tags. HTML, used properly, will tell you why the typography appears as it does, whi
by stan_rogers 6y ago
The "strong" and "b" tags don't mean the same thing, nor do the "em" and "i" tags. HTML, used properly, will tell you why the typography appears as it does, which means that the meaning isn't locked up in the typographic conventions of the day (which change, often making old documents confusing to read, and are not accessible). Markdown is lazy.
- Vrondi 6y agoTechnically they don't mean the same thing, but in practical reality, they almost always display the same way, which is what matters to most people.
- oneeyedpigeon 6y agoThey might display the same way, but they shouldn't read the same way, which matters a lot to users of screen readers.