Editing Template:Strong/doc (section)

== Purpose ==
{{tlx|strong}} makes it faster and easier to apply the {{tag|strong|link=yes}} [[HTML element]] to text, which indicates {{strong|importance, seriousness, or urgency}}. More importantly, this template indicates to human editors and [[Wikipedia:Bots|Wikipedia bot]]s they should not use <code><nowiki>'''...'''</nowiki></code> or {{tag|b}} typographic boldfacing to replace the intentional and [[Semantic Web|semantically meaningful]] {{tag|strong|open}}.  The {{tag|strong|o}} element is usually rendered visually in a bold (heavy) typeface by default on graphical browsers, but can be parsed and acted upon in customizable ways with [[Style sheet (web development)|style sheets]], [[Application software|apps]], and text-to-speech [[screen reader]]s. It is [[semantic markup]], i.e. markup that conveys meaning or context, not just visual appearance.

[[MOS:BOLD|Simple boldfacing]] (<code><nowiki>'''</nowiki></code> or {{tag|b|o}}) is purely typographic and is semantically meaningless. It is most often used for [[MOS:BOLDTITLE|article names in body text]], but has [[MOS:BOLD#OTHER|a few other uses]].  The average reader and average editor may be unaware of this distinction as it is unimportant most of the time, but editors who understand it can use this template as a baseline insurance against accidental replacement by bots and human editors, as well as to add [[web accessibility]].