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Unit 3: Text Formatting
Notes
Notes Don’t use these tags unless you are sure your audience’s browsers support them.
<KBD> Element
The <KBD> element indicates characters that should be typed in at a keyboard. <KBD> is rendered
in a fixed width font. Typically this is used in instruction manuals.
Example:
<BODY>
Finally, type <KBD>logout</KBD> and press the return key.
</BODY>
…..is rendered similar to…..
Notes Use the <KBD> element for fixed strings only. To indicate input which varies from
one case to another, use the <VAR> element.
<VAR> Element
To indicate that a piece of text (typically, a word) is a variable, a “placeholder”, i.e., a generic
notation to be replaced by different actual expressions.
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