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Re: difference in sounce between <strong> and <em>

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From: Angela French
Date: Oct 6, 2011 12:42PM

Jared - I wanted to clarify my question. I meant toask/ imply is there any different between <strong> or <em> to convey emphasis?


>> Does it make a difference which is used if the purpose is to convey
>emphasis?
>
>Yes it does, at least if you want to be semantically correct and follow the
>HTML spec. It currently doesn't make any difference as far as accessibility
>goes.
>
>Jared
>