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The standard doesn't mention "bold" and offers no reason why <b> is <b>. https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/text-level-semantics.html#the-b-element https:/

• rhdunn 4y ago
  From the HTML4 spec (https://www.w3.org/TR/html401/present/graphics.html#h-15.2.1 https://www.w3.org/TR/html401/present/graphics.html#h-15.2.1): > B: Renders as bold text style. The element (and other style-related elements) were deprecated due to CSS. For b and i the strong and em elements were created as semantic alternatives. Now the b and i elements have been given specific semantic usage and are now not deprecated.
  • bentley 4y ago
    <b> and <i> have never been deprecated, in any version of HTML or XHTML. (<u> was deprecated in HTML 4, though.)