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u element

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Specifies that the enclosed text should be displayed as underlined text.
This tag is deprecated. Use the span element or other text elements and the text-decoration style property with the value of 'underline'.
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This element requires a closing tag.
JavaScript page for this element: u.

Possible members:

Attributes
Events
Styles
Pseudos
accessKey
Sets an access key to an element.
cite
Sets the location of the source document.
class
Sets the style class or classes that belong to the element.
contentEditable
3
Sets whether the contents of the object are editable.
dateTime
Sets the timestamp when a deletion or insertion was made.
dir
Sets the text direction as related to the lang attribute.
DISABLED
Sets the state of an object for user interaction.
draggable
3.55
Sets whether an element is draggable.
HIDEFOCUS
Specifies whether a dotted rectangle (focus rectangle) is drawn around an object while it has focus.
id
Sets a unique identifier for the object.
lang
Specifies the language of the element.
language
Sets the scripting language for the current element. Use it only for the script element.
name
Sets the name of an element.
spellcheck
Sets whether the automatic spellchecker is enabled.
style
Sets an inline style associated with an element.
tabIndex
Specifies the tabbing order for keyboard navigation using the TAB key.
title
Specifies a tooltip for an element.
unSelectable
Sets whether the selection process can start in an element's content.
xml:lang
Sets the language code of the XML document.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the u element:
Normal text
<br />
<u>underlined text</u>
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Example HTML code 2:

Recommendation:
<head>
    <style>
        .underlined {
            text-decoration: underline;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    Normal text
    <br />
    <span class="underlined">
        Underlined text
    </span>
</body>
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