<!-- Answer to: "html i tag" --><p>He named his car "<i>The Lightning</i>", because it was very fast.</p><!-- The <i> tag is used to render text in italics -->
The <i>tag defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood. The content inside is typically displayed in italic. The <i>tagis often used to indicate a technical term, a phrase from another language, a thought, a ship name, etc.