What's the difference between the <b> and the <strong> font tags?
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Jump to Post<strong> is XHTML compliant I think
(Something to that effect, but both tags accomplish the same thing)
Jump to PostI did a google search and I came up with the following stuffs:
<strong> and <em> came first, then <b> and <i>, which became popular for use with the <font> tag. <font> has become depricated, possibly <b> and <i> will follow as <strong> and <em> more closely follow the origianl …
Jump to Post<strong>
Jump to Post<strong> is will be supported by a wider range of Browsers, and it is also easier to export that text to XHTML
Jump to PostThen why does vBulletin 3 gamma - with the new XHTML compliant styles - use <b> ?
Quick answer: <b> is XHTML compliant too (even when using strict XHTML compliant code)
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