Timeline for Using the <strong/> tag as a call to action
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| Sep 19, 2015 at 1:37 | comment | added | Carl Edwards | @unor Thanks for pointing that out. I fixed my code to best represent what I'm currently working on. Does it look okay now? | |
| Sep 19, 2015 at 1:23 | history | edited | Carl Edwards | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 19, 2015 at 1:16 | history | edited | Carl Edwards | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 19, 2015 at 1:05 | comment | added | unor |
Side note about your example markup: Unless you omitted additional headings in that section, it seems that you are using the h3 as some kind of subheading. If that’s the case, you shouldn’t use a heading element for this.
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| Sep 19, 2015 at 1:00 | answer | added | unor | timeline score: 2 | |
| Sep 19, 2015 at 0:48 | history | edited | unor |
not about the Semantic Web
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| Sep 18, 2015 at 23:40 | comment | added | Carl Edwards | Well I'm not sure if I'd consider them the same. Per W3C: The <strong> tag is a phrase tag. It defines important text. while The <b> tag specifies bold text. The overall aim is to indicate (browser wise) that this, being the Learn More link is important amongst other links or text. | |
| Sep 18, 2015 at 23:35 | comment | added | closetnoc | I use bold. I assume that is what you are going for. In HTML 4.*n*, strong is the same as bold, but in HTML 5, it can be interpreted differently. I never use strong really. But it should be okay. | |
| Sep 18, 2015 at 22:43 | comment | added | Carl Edwards |
@closetnoc Thanks. So with that being said, should <strong/> be used in manner of writing paragraphs and sentences as mentioned in the original question?
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| Sep 18, 2015 at 22:27 | comment | added | closetnoc | Ah ha! You are in my territory now. Learn More has no semantic weight at all. However, Learn more about widget manufacturing. does. As well, using strong, bold, italics does not influence this at all. However, link text is a major semantic factor so just a link would be good enough. Just make sure that the link gives as many clues to what it links to as possible without getting silly as poop. Where it makes sense, it is far better to link to resources within related content. In this case, the content supports the link and target semantically. | |
| Sep 18, 2015 at 22:19 | comment | added | Carl Edwards |
@closetnoc, @SimonHayter In this context I'm using <strong/> to indicate that Learn More is an important action. More concerned about semantics than styling.
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| Sep 18, 2015 at 22:07 | comment | added | closetnoc | @SimonHayter Thanks for chiming in with your expertise. I forgot more on many IT subjects than I ever knew. (please do not do the math on this one... you might agree.) | |
| Sep 18, 2015 at 21:43 | comment | added | Simon Hayter |
Personally I'd just use section a {font-weight: bold;} as strong is to indicate importance, a link is about relevancy.
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| Sep 18, 2015 at 21:14 | comment | added | closetnoc | Should be okay. What is your concern? Generally, I would recommend using a div tag and CSS to set this instead of using HTML, however, there is nothing wrong with strong. One warning: With HTML 4.*n* and HTML 5, there is a difference in how this tag is used. Here is a link: w3schools.com/tags/tag_strong.asp | |
| Sep 18, 2015 at 19:42 | history | asked | Carl Edwards | CC BY-SA 3.0 |