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This element is not deprecated, but it is possible to get much richer effect with CSS. Use the span element with the font style property instead.
<p>If the browser spits out an error message such as
<samp>HTTP 404 - File not found</samp>,
you may simply have typed the address incorrectly.</p>
If the browser spits out an error message such as HTTP 404 - File not found, you may simply have typed the address incorrectly.