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 a

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.