| Basic
Tags |
<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. |
<body
text=?>
Sets the text color, using name or hex value. |
<body
link=?>
Sets the color of links, using name or hex value. |
<body
vlink=?>
Sets the color of followed links, using name or hex value. |
<body
alink=?>
Sets the color of links on click. |
| Text
Tags |
<pre></pre>
Creates preformatted text. |
<hl></hl>
Creates the largest headline. |
<h6></h6>
Creates the smallest headline. |
<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. |
<a
href="mailto:EMAIL"></a>
Creates
a mailto link. |
<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. |
<li></li>
Precedes each list item, and adds a number. |
<ul></ul>
Creates a bulleted list. |
<div
align=?>
A generic tag used to format large blocks of HTML, also used
for stylesheets. |
| Graphical
Elements |
<img
src="name">
Adds an image. |
<img
src="name" align=?>
Aligns an image: left, right, center; bottom, top, middle. |
<img
src="name" border=?>
Sets size of border around an image. |
<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 |
<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 |
<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 |
<frameset></frameset>
Replaces the <body> 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 |
<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 |
| 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 pull down 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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