The use of a different type style in order to highlight a word or phrase and add stress or importance to it. Emphasis is often added by the adoption of a bold, italic, underlined, or small caps typeface. See also BOLDFACE HIGHLIGHT ITALIC SMALL CAPS UNDERLINE

Special weight or importance given to a word, sentence, or paragraph by any of a variety of techniques. It may also mean stress applied to one or more syllables in a word.

refers to the use of any technique that stresses or gives dominance to a single feature—or several features—of an artwork. Artists often use emphasized elements to direct a viewer's attention to what they consider to be the most important aspects of a composition. foreground is the area in a two-dimensional work of art that appears to be closest to the viewer; it is usually situated at the bottom of the picture. form is three-dimensional and encloses volume. For example, a triangle, which is two-dimensional, is a shape, but a pyramid, which is three-dimensional, is a form. Cubes, spheres, cones and cylinders are additional examples of forms.

An element of text that calls attention to the text (usually by being formatted as italic).

special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.

the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

Any forcefulness that gives importance to some feature or features of an artwork; something singled out, stressed, or drawn attention to for aesthetic impact.

A deliberate stress of articulation on a word or phrase so as to give an impression of particular significance to it by the more marked pronunciation. In writing, emphasis is indicated by the use of italics or underlining. (Compare Accent) (See also under Spondee)

(EM): Ch. 5 Causes text to be emphasized. The display of this text varies by browser and user, but the suggested default is italicized text.

is the stress given to certain words, phrases, sentences, and/or paragraphs within an essay by such methods as repeating important ideas; positioning thesis and topic sentences effectively; supplying additional details or example s; allocating more space to certain sections of an essay; choosing words carefully; selecting and arranging details judiciously; and using certain mechanical devices, such as italics, underlining, capitalization, and different colours of ink. Essay

The emphasis element requests that the contained text be spoken with emphasis (also referred to as prominence or stress).

Prominence given to the important thoughts in order to lift them above the level of less important thoughts. This can be done using variation of voice quality in pitch, force, inflection, volume, and pauses.

Special stress given to an element to make it stand out.

An emphasized block of text

stress or attention directed to one or a number of elements

Text to recieve emphasis (usually rendered in italics). Use this only when you actually want to emphasize a word, because the firstterm tag (below) or one of the Software Terminology tags is usually more appropriate.

In typography, emphasis is the exaggeration of words in a text with a font in a different style from the rest of the text—to emphasize them.

in advertising design and layout, the principle related to making one element of the advertisement, such as the headline or an illustration, more prominent that the other elements as a means to get the reader's attention to focus on that element. See balance, contrast, flow, gaze motion, harmony, and unity.

The focus of the audience's attention on some part of the stage.

When an artist combines contrasting colors, shapes or sizes to place greater attention on a certain part of the work of art.

the principle of design that is concerned with dominance; the development of a main idea or center of interest ( focal point)

color dominance, focal areas, and visual emphasis with shapes. Emphasis is used by artists to create dominance and focus in their work. Artists can emphasize color, value, shapes, or other art elements to achieve dominance. Various kinds of contrast can be used to emphasize a center of interest. syn. Dominance and center of interest.

By contrast and size, detail, focal point, change in value/color, placement, isolation

Special attention or effort directed toward something.

Major landscape components are highlighted more than less important ones. Framing, plant numbers, or creating an unusual focal point are examples of creating emphasis in the landscape.

a focused area of study that may be offered as a track within a department's degree program, or as an optional interdisciplinary addition to an existing graduate degree program in one or more departments

a formal program of study within a general major and indicates specialization in a certain area of study

a program of study within a major which emphasizes a specific area of the discipline

a sequence of courses that will allow students to focus their studies in a particular area of psychology

A designated set of courses within an academic program, selected for their contribution to concentrated study of a limited subject area. For example, African American Studies is an emphasis or focus within the broader area of American Studies.

An area of concentration within a major or minor; for example, an English major may have an emphasis in creative writing.

Concentrated study in a specialized area within a professional/technical or academic program of study.

special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents"

noun, emphasise verb When special force is given to a word when it is said because the word is important, e.g. I want to start the lesson at six’ clock not seven.

A principle of art and design concerned with making one or more elements in a work of art stand out in such a way as to appear more important or significant.