HTML <em> style Attribute

A style attribute on an <em> element.

<article>
  <p>
    Many of Matisse's paintings from 1898 to 1901 make use 
    of a <em style="background: cornsilk">Divisionist</em> technique.
    Divisionism is a paint style that is defined by the separation
    of colors into individual dots which interact optically.
  </p>
</article>

<em style="CSS-styles">

A style attribute on an <em> element.
Clicking the button toggles the background color.

<article>
  <p>
    Many of Matisse's paintings from 1898 to 1901 make use 
    of a <em id="myem" style="background: cornsilk">Divisionist</em> technique.
    Divisionism is a paint style that is defined by the separation
    of colors into individual dots which interact optically.
  </p>
</article>

<button onclick="toggle();">Toggle style</button>

<script>
  let toggle = () => {
     let element = document.getElementById("myem");

    if (element.style.backgroundColor === "cornsilk") {
       element.style.backgroundColor = "lavender";
    } else {
       element.style.backgroundColor = "cornsilk";
    }
  }
</script>

Code explanation

Here is when style support started for each browser:

Chrome	1.0	Sep 2008
Firefox	1.0	Sep 2002
IE/Edge	1.0	Aug 1995
Opera	1.0	Jan 2006
Safari	1.0	Jan 2003

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