Underline tag and SEO value

Started by Alex, 04-21-2010, 16:02:04

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AlexTopic starter

From a SEO point of view does the <u> (underline) tag have any value? And if it does, how to achieve the same results with css?
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Sevam

Yes it does, and with Italic and Bold, Underline indicates importance.

But it may confuse the user into thinking that your underlined text is infact a link, so be careful where you place your underlined text.

As for use in CSS could you elaborate more on what you mean, do you mean how to underline in CSS using a style to define your text as underlined?


mangoface

The simple answer is yes! However how much it helps is a different question. I still think the link text has to be the most important factor in link building however as has been said above, tags like <b><i><u> all signify importance so thus highlighting your main keywors on a page will help.
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Nicpoint45

underlined text is good for seo, but i prefer to use bold and italic texts.
It is more important for SEs (imho).
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mangoface

Probably has some benefits but either way BOLD, Italics or Underline don't really do that much for SEO, so when using it, just weigh in how much real benefit you're going to get :)

For me using the <h1><h2> tags are more important.
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chrisjordan

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Quote from: Sevam on 04-21-2010, 16:02:41
Yes it does, and with Italic and Bold, Underline indicates importance.

But it may confuse the user into thinking that your underlined text is infact a link, so be careful where you place your underlined text.

As for use in CSS could you elaborate more on what you mean, do you mean how to underline in CSS using a style to define your text as underlined?
SEO Bold, Italic, and Underline. There is much consider concerning the significance of the Bold <b>, Strong <strong>, Italic <i>, and Underline <u> tags. In general, these tags have little to no effect on page ranking and should be used sparingly to highlight words of importance such as terms, titles, or quoted text.  Best SEO Services USA
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saravanan28

Meta tags are invisible tags that provide data about your page to search engines and website visitors. Here's a quick guide to why they're so important, and the six kinds that you should prioritize for SEO.
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Lishmalinyjames

In HTML, the <u> tag is used to underline text on a Web page, often for emphasis. There has been much debate about whether underlining important keywords can increase a page's ranking in search engines. Most SEO professionals agree that if there is any value to underlining text, it is negligible.