The HTML <i> tag merely gives text an italicized appearance but does not provide any semantic meaning to the text. This tag is also commonly referred to as the <i> element.
TIP: The HTML <i> tag should not be confused with the <em> tag which marks text that has stress emphasis.
In HTML, the syntax for the <i> tag is:
<body>
<p><i>Italicized text goes here</i></p>
</body>