| 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 |
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|
| Header
Tags |
<title></title>
Puts the
name of the document in the title bar |
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| 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 |
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| Text Tags |
<pre></pre>
Creates
preformatted text |
<h1></h1>
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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>
ndents
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| Frames
|
<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 w
idth |
<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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 yo u 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 |