Below is just about everything you’ll need to style text in your WordPress theme. Check the source code to see how each element is embedded in the following set of examples.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, test link adipiscing elit. This is strong. Nullam dignissim convallis est. Quisque aliquam. This is emphasized. Donec faucibus. Nunc iaculis suscipit dui. 5³ = 125. Water is H₂O. Nam sit amet sem. Aliquam libero nisi, imperdiet at, tincidunt nec, gravida vehicula, nisl. The New York Times (That’s a citation). Maecenas ornare tortor. Donec sed tellus eget sapien fringilla nonummy. Mauris a ante. Suspendisse quam sem, consequat at, commodo vitae, feugiat in, nunc. Morbi imperdiet augue quis tellus.

HTML and CSS are our tools. Mauris a ante. Suspendisse quam sem, consequat at, commodo vitae, feugiat in, nunc. Morbi imperdiet augue quis tellus. Praesent mattis, massa quis luctus fermentum, turpis mi volutpat justo, eu volutpat enim diam eget metus. To copy a file type COPY filename. Dinner’s at 5:00. Let’s make that 7.

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List Types

Ordered List

1. List Item 1
2. List Item 2
   1. Nested list item A
   2. Nested list item B
3. List Item 3

Unordered List

• List Item 1
• List Item 2
  • Nested list item A
  • Nested list item B
• List Item 3

Table

Preformatted Text

Typographically, preformatted text is not the same thing as code. Most browsers use Courier and that’s a good default, so no font is specified. Sometimes, a faithful execution of the text requires preformatted text that may not have anything to do with code. For example:

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
   The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
    The frumious Bandersnatch!"

Code

Code can be presented inline, like <?php bloginfo('stylesheet_url'); ?>, or within a <pre> block. Because we have more specific typographic needs for code, we’ll specify Consolas and Monaco ahead of the browser-defined monospace font.

#container {
	float: left;
	margin: 0 -240px 0 0;
	width: 100%;
}

Blockquotes

Easily set quotes off from the body text by simply enclosing it with the elegant blockquotes shortcode included – no additional formatting work is needed. Also, do remember to cite your source!

Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If you’d like to hear it I can sing it for you.

— HAL 9000