| 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. |
