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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <html> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>

HTML <u> tag

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Examples

Use <u> tag underlines the text:

<p>This is a <u>parragraph</u>.</p>

Browser Support

All major browsers support <u> tag.

Tag definitions and instructions

<U> tag defines text styles with different conventional texts, like misspelled words or Chinese proper nouns.

Tips and Notes

Tip: Try to avoid using <u> underlined text, users will confuse it as a hyperlink.

NOTE: HTML5 specification recommends that developers try to use other elements substitute <u> element.

Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

In HTML, <u> element is deprecated (<u> element is used to define an underscore).

HTML5 to redefine the <u> element that defines the different text styles regular text, like misspelled words or Chinese proper nouns.

Global Properties

<u> tag supports HTML global properties .

Event Properties

<u> tag supports HTML event properties .

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