While bikeshedding around 'how semantic' people feel any given element to be is a great laugh (although definitely off-topic for this list), I would highly recommend the HTML specification for insight into the purpose of any HTML element, especially when confusion arises over the possibility of using other elements in its stead. The 'Text-level semantics' page would seem to be incredibly pertinent to this conversation. From the section describing the <em> element:
The em element isn't a generic "italics" element. Sometimes, text is > intended to stand out from the rest of the paragraph, as if it was in a > different mood or voice. For this, the i element is more appropriate. > The em element also isn't intended to convey importance; for that purpose, > the strong element is more appropriate. ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
