diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/noteeditor/Toolbar.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/noteeditor/Toolbar.kt
index 0d4663805cd4..76dce701a999 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/noteeditor/Toolbar.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/noteeditor/Toolbar.kt
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class Toolbar : FrameLayout {
             findViewById<View>(id).setOnClickListener { onFormat(TextWrapper(prefix, suffix)) }
 
         setupButtonWrappingText(R.id.note_editor_toolbar_button_bold, "<b>", "</b>")
-        setupButtonWrappingText(R.id.note_editor_toolbar_button_italic, "<em>", "</em>")
+        setupButtonWrappingText(R.id.note_editor_toolbar_button_italic, "<i>", "</i>")
         setupButtonWrappingText(R.id.note_editor_toolbar_button_underline, "<u>", "</u>")
         setupButtonWrappingText(R.id.note_editor_toolbar_button_insert_mathjax, "\\(", "\\)")
         setupButtonWrappingText(R.id.note_editor_toolbar_button_horizontal_rule, "<hr>", "")