The <u> tag creates underlined text.
A <u> element that underlines a line of text.
This text is underlined.
<p>
<u>This text is underlined</u>.
</p>
u = underlined
The <u> tag creates underlined text.
This element is known as the unarticulated annotation element.
A paragraph with several <u> elements.
Paul Cézanne was interested in the simplification of naturally occurring forms to their geometric essentials: he wanted to "treat nature in terms of the cylinder, the sphere and the cone".
<p style="width:400px;">
Paul Cézanne was interested in the simplification of
naturally occurring forms to their <u>geometric essentials</u>:
he wanted to "treat nature in terms of the <u>cylinder</u>,
the <u>sphere</u> and the <u>cone</u>".
</p>
Tip: In this case, instead of <u>, you could have used the CSS code-decoration property to underline text. Generally, CSS styling is preferred over HTML styling elements.
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The <u> element has no attributes, but it does accept global attributes.
The following are commonly used.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | value | Provides the u element with a unique identifier. |
| class | classnames | Assigns one or more classnames to the u element. |
| style | CSS-values | Assigns CSS style values to the u element. |
For additional global attributes see our global attributes list.
By default, the underline color with <u> is the same as the text color.
With the CSS text-decoration-color property, the color can be changed.
A <u> element with the underline styled by CSS.
<u style="text-decoration-color: red;">
A custom underline color
</u>
The <u> tag is part of a group of tags
that are used to create and format text documents.
This group is referred to as the Text tag group.
Together, they allow you to create comprehensive HTML text documents.
Here is a list of text tags.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| <h1>-<h6> | Defines text headings in 6 different sizes |
| <p> | Creates a paragraph |
| <span> | Container for one or more inline text elements |
| <br> | Creates a line break |
| <sup> | Specifies superscript text |
| <sub> | Specifies subscripted text |
| <u> | Specifies underlined text |
| <i> | Specifies italic text |
| <b> | Specifies bold text |
| <em> | Marks text that needs emphasis |
| <strong> | Indicates text that is important or with high urgency |
| <del> | Defines deleted text |
| <ins> | Defines inserted text |
| <ruby> | Represents a small annotation with pronunciation of text |
| <kbd> | Specifies keyboard input, such as, CTRL or ALT |
| <wbr> | Specifies a preferred word-break location for long words |
Here is when <u> 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 |
