How to Use Italics on a Blog
Italics are used to emphasize a word or phrase. You can use italics in a blog post the same way you would in a book or magazine article. Most blogging platforms, including Wordpress, Blogger and LiveJournal have a rich text editor that includes an "italic" button. You can also use the HTML italics tag in the HTML editor to create the same effect. The letters will slant slightly to the left when viewed in a Web browser.
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Instructions
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Rich Text
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Log into your blog using any Web browser.
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Click on the "New Post" option.
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Click on the "Italics" button at the top of the posting area. The button looks like an italicized "I".
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Type the word or words you want to appear in italics into the posting text area.
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Click on the "Italics" button a second time to stop italicizing the words.
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Finish typing the blog post.
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Save or publish your post.
HTML
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Log into your blog using any Web browser.
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Click on the "New Post" option.
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Click on the "HTML" or "Edit HTML" tab at the top of the posting area.
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Type the line
<i> words you want italicized </i>
to italicize the words between the "<i> and "</i>" symbols.
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Finish typing the blog post.
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Save or publish the post.
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