What is the difference between <b> and <strong> ?

[sanky12ka4]

Hello, i dont understand the difference between those two, if there is any?

Should either be used in certain ways or are they both doing exactly the same thing?

[Handsome]

well <b> is html tag (used in front page) where <strong> is used in wordpress

both used for same purpose to bold the text

[tarundrebellian]

<b> is a style - we know what "bold" is supposed to look like

<strong> however is an indication of what something should look it. "Strong" could (and often does) mean "bold" in a browser, but it could also mean a lower tone for a speaking program like Jaws (for blind people).

[Alan]

Hello, i dont understand the difference between those two, if there is any?

Should either be used in certain ways or are they both doing exactly the same thing?

There is a diffence in the tags, although not in the final result. The same is true of the <i>..</i> and the <em>..</em> tags.

well <b> is html tag (used in front page) where <strong> is used in wordpress

both used for same purpose to bold the text

Nah. The designers here chose to use one rather than the other, a red herring.

<b> is a style - we know what "bold" is supposed to look like

<strong> however is an indication of what something should look it. "Strong" could (and often does) mean "bold" in a browser, but it could also mean a lower tone for a speaking program like Jaws (for blind people).

Getting closer here.

As indicated above the <em> tag is similar to the <strong> tag in its usage. Both of these tags are "logical" tags. This means that they are used deliberately when the designer wants to add emphasis to particular words or phrases. Some screen readers may use a different inflection when they come across these tags to communicate the emphasis, whereas the <b> and <i> tags are primarily for visual effect on a page when designing layout. The <strong> and <em> tags should be used when the content of your page requires that certain words or phrases be stressed. Use them as if you are only highlighting words for a visual effect, to assist in navigation use the <b> and <i> tags.

[promotor]

<b>this tag is used in html for bold.. and <strong> is used in wordpress .. but both doing the same work

[unigogo]

Both <b> and <strong> do the same job. However, <strong> is the preferred tag.

[divebluer]

i'd prefer using the < b> html tag rather than < strong >
because when u verified your html page in w3<dot>org the <strong> tag was rejected

[layer7]

Hello, i dont understand the difference between those two, if there is any?

Should either be used in certain ways or are they both doing exactly the same thing?

That's exactly what I was wondering.
I think so do not know whether the correct?
<b></b> tags are specifically used to create boldface text on the page. While visually browsers typically render <strong></strong> tags as boldface text as well, technically, they are simply placing a strong emphasis on the text.

[stocktrading]

both tag does the same function
but <b> denotes bold and has something o do with font only.

[alibaba-clone]

both works same.. both we use to bold the text. frontpage uses b tag and dreamweaver uses strong.. but both are correct html tags to bold the text.