Underline facts for kids
Underlining means adding a straight line right below some text. It's a way to make certain words or phrases stand out. In the past, people often used underlining to show important parts of a document. However, today, other ways like using bold or italic text are more common for emphasis. Also, on the internet, underlined text usually means it's a link you can click!
How Underlining Works
Underlining text is done using special codes in computer languages. Two common places where you might see or use underlining are in HTML (which builds web pages) and Wikitext (which builds pages like this one!).
Underlining in HTML and Wikitext
Both HTML and Wikitext use a similar method to underline text. They use special markers called "tags."
- To start underlining, you use the tag
<u>. - To stop underlining, you use the tag
</u>.
Everything placed between these two tags will appear underlined. For example, if you write <u>This text is underlined</u>, it will show up as This text is underlined.
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See Also
- In Spanish: Guion bajo para niños
