Difference Between strong and b Tags in HTML

Both tags visually make text bold, but they have different purposes and semantic meaning.

<b> — just visual emphasis

• Makes text bold without semantic load.
• Used only for styling.

<p>This is an <b>important</b> point in design.</p>

• Doesn't tell browser or screen readers that text is important.
• Doesn't affect SEO.

<strong> — semantic emphasis of importance

• Makes text bold and indicates it's important information.
• Semantic tag — screen readers announce it with emphasis.

<p>This is <strong>important</strong> information!</p>

• Improves accessibility (a11y).
• Can affect SEO, as search engines consider text importance.