The <i> Tag in HTML 5
The <i> tag indicates that an italic font should be used to display the content. Text in italics is not necessarily considered to have any increased emphasis. The i element is one of the phrase elements in HTML.
Alternatives to the <i> tag for italicized text
The <em> tag can also be used to display text in italics, but also indicates that the text is to be emphasized for some reason.