HTML <u> tag is used to define a span of inline text with a non-textual annotation. It rendered as an solid underlined text, but it can be changed using CSS properties. This tag was deprecated in HTML 4.0 and redefined in HTML5.
In HTML5, <u> tag is used to represent the text that is stylistically different with normal text.
Tips: The use of <u> tag should be ignored as it may generate confusion for a hyperlinked text.
Syntax
Following are some specifications about the HTML <u> tag
| Display | Inline |
| Start tag/End tag | Start and End tag |
| Usage | Formatting |
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML u tag</title>
<style>
u {
text-decoration: red wavy underline;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Example of u tag</h2>
<p>This tag can be useful to identifying <u>spelling mistakes </u>in an document.</p>
</body>
</html>Output:
Attribute:
Tag-specific attributes:
The <u> tag does not contain any specific attribute.
Global attribute:
The <u> tag supports the Global attributes in HTML.
Event attribute:
The <u> tag supports the Event attributes in HTML.
Supporting Browsers
| Element |  Chrome |  IE |  Firefox |  Opera |  Safari |
| <u> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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