HTML <u> Tag

The HTML <u> tag represents text with an unarticulated, though explicitly rendered, non-textual annotation. This could include words or spans of text that need to be presented differently such as misspelt words or Chinese names.

Prior to HTML5, the <u> tag was used purely for presentational purposes (to underline text). However, this has changed and from HTML5, the <u> element has a more specific semantic purpose (as outlined above). If your intention is simply to underline text (without conveying any other meaning), use the text-decoration property instead.

Most browsers/user agents underline text that is marked up with the <u> tag. For this reason, you should avoid using this element in cases where it may be confused for a hyperlink. Alternatively, you could use CSS to style the text so that it is differentiated from hyperlinks.

Syntax

The <u> tag is written as <u></u> with the non-textual annotation inserted between the start and end tags.

Like this:

Examples

Misspellings

Chinese Proper Names

Attributes

Attributes can be added to an HTML element to provide more information about how the element should appear or behave.

The <u> element accepts the following attributes.

AttributeDescription
None 

Global Attributes

The following attributes are standard across all HTML elements. Therefore, you can use these attributes with the <u> tag , as well as with all other HTML tags.

For a full explanation of these attributes, see HTML 5 global attributes.

Event Handlers

Event handler content attributes enable you to invoke a script from within your HTML. The script is invoked when a certain "event" occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event.

Most event handler content attributes can be used on all HTML elements, but some event handlers have specific rules around when they can be used and which elements they are applicable to.

For more detail, see HTML event handler content attributes.