<strong>

Strong text is text that is of greater importance than the surrounding text.

Rendering expectations

The content of the <strong> element is typically rendered in a bold font.

Specialization hierarchy

The <strong> element is specialized from <ph>. It is defined in the emphasis-domain module.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and @keyref.

Example

The following code sample shows how the <strong> element can be used to highlight an important detail:

<p>Your doctor prescribed this medicine to treat an infection.
It is important that you <strong>take all of the medicine</strong> 
as described.</p>