| 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 |
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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 |
<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 |
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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 |
|
| 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 |
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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>
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 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 |
|
| 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 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 |