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Basic Tags

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<html></html>
Creates an HTML document


<head></head>
Sets off the title and other information that isn't displayed on the Web page itself


<body></body>
Sets off the visible portion of the document



Header Tags


<title></title>
Puts the name of the document in the title bar


Body Attributes
<body bgcolor=?>
Sets the background color, using name or hex value

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<body text=?>
Sets the text color, using name or hex value

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<body link=?>
Sets the color of links, using name or hex value

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<body vlink=?>
Sets the color of followed links, using name or hex value

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<body alink=?>
Sets the color of links on click

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Text Tags


<pre></pre>
Creates preformatted text


<hl></hl>
Creates the largest headline

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<h6></h6>
Creates the smallest headline

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<b></b>
Creates bold text


<i></i>
Creates italic text


<tt></tt>
Creates teletype, or typewriter-style text


<cite></cite>
Creates a citation, usually italic


<em></em>
Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold)


<strong></strong>
Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold)


<font size=?></font>
Sets size of font, from 1 to 7)


<font color=?></font>
Sets font color, using name or hex value


Links


<a href="URL"></a>
Creates a hyperlink

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<a href="mailto:EMAIL"></a>
Creates a mailto link

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<a name="NAME"></a>
Creates a target location within a document


<a href="#NAME"></a>
Links to that target location from elsewhere in the document


Formatting


<p></p>
Creates a new paragraph


<p align=?>
Aligns a paragraph to the left, right, or center


<br>
Inserts a line break


<blockquote>
</blockquote>
indents text from both sides


<dl></dl>
Creates a definition list


<dt>
Precedes each definition term


<dd>
Precedes each definition


<ol></ol>
Creates a numbered list

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<li></li>

Precedes each list item, and adds a number

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<ul></ul>
Creates a bulleted list

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<div align=?>
A generic tag used to format large blocks of HTML, also used for stylesheets


Graphical Elements


<img src="name">
Adds an image

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<img src="name" align=?>
Aligns an image: left, right, center; bottom, top, middle

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<img src="name" border=?>
Sets size of border around an image

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<hr>
Inserts a horizontal rule


<hr size=?>
Sets size (height) of rule


<hr width=?>
Sets width of rule, in percentage or absolute value


<hr noshade>
Creates a rule without a shadow


Tables More information


<table></table>
Creates a table


<tr></tr>
Sets off each row in a table


<td></td>
Sets off each cell in a row


<th></th>
Sets off the table header (a normal cell with bold, centered text)


Table Attributes More information and Colored Tables


<table border=#>
Sets width of border around table cells


<table cellspacing=#>
Sets amount of space between table cells


<table cellpadding=#>
Sets amount of space between a cell's border and its contents


<table width=# or %>
Sets width of table - in pixels or as a percentage of document width


<tr align=?> or <td align=?>
Sets alignment for cell(s) (left, center, or right)


<tr valign=?> or <td valign=?>
Sets vertical alignment for cell(s) (top, middle, or bottom)


<td colspan=#>
Sets number of columns a cell should span


<td rowspan=#>
Sets number of rows a cell should span (default=1)


<td nowrap>
Prevents the lines within a cell from being broken to fit


Frames More information


<frameset></frameset>
tag in a frames document; can also be nested in other framesets


<frameset rows="value,value">
Defines the rows within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of width


<frameset cols="value,value">
Defines the columns within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of width


<frame>
Defines a single frame - or region - within a frameset


<noframes></noframes>
Defines what will appear on browsers that don't support frames


Frames Attributes More information and More information
<frame src="URL">
Specifies which HTML document should be displayed


<frame name="name">
Names the frame, or region, so it may be targeted by other frames


<frame marginwidth=#>
Defines the left and right margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater than 1


<frame marginheight=#>
Defines the top and bottom margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater than 1


<frame scrolling=VALUE>
Sets whether the frame has a scrollbar; value may equal "yes," "no," or "auto. " The default, as in ordinary documents, is auto.


<frame noresize>
Prevents the user from resizing a frame


Forms More information


For functional forms, you'll have to run a CGI script. The HTML just creates the appearance of a form.


<form></form>
Creates all forms


<select multiple name="NAME" size=?></select>
Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items visible before you need to scroll.


<option>
Sets off each menu item


<select name="NAME"></select>
Creates a pulldown menu


<option>
Sets off each menu item


<textarea name="NAME" cols=40 rows=8></textarea>
Creates a text box area. Columns set the width; rows set the height.


<input type="checkbox" name="NAME">
Creates a checkbox. Text follows tag.


<input type="radio" name="NAME" value="x">
Creates a radio button. Text follows tag


<input type=text name="foo" size=20>
Creates a one-line text area. Size sets length, in characters.


<input type="submit" value="NAME">
Creates a Submit button


<input type="image" border=0 name="NAME" src="name.gif">
Creates a Submit button using an image


<input type="reset">
Creates a Reset button

 

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