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Basic Tags |
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<html></html>
Creates an HTML document
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<head></head>
Sets off the title and other information that isn't displayed
on the Web page itself |
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<body></body>
Sets off the visible portion of the document |
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Header Tags |
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<title></title>
Puts the name of the document in the title bar
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Body Attributes |
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<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 |
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<pre></pre>
Creates preformatted text
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<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 |
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<tt></tt>
Creates teletype, or typewriter-style text |
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<cite></cite>
Creates a citation, usually italic |
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<em></em>
Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold) |
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<strong></strong>
Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold) |
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<font size=?></font>
Sets size of font |
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<font color=?></font>
Sets font color, using name or hex value |
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Links |
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<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 |
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<a href="#NAME"></a>
Links to that target location from elsewhere in the document |
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Formatting |
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<p></p>
Creates a new paragraph |
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<p align=?>
Aligns a paragraph to the left, right, or center |
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<br>
Inserts a line break |
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<blockquote>
</blockquote>
Indents text from both sides |
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<dl></dl>
Creates a definition list |
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<dt>
Precedes each definition term |
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<dd>
Precedes each definition |
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<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 |
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Graphical Elements |
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<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 |
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<hr size=?>
Sets size (height) of rule |
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<hr width=?>
Sets width of rule, in percentage or absolute value |
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<hr noshade>
Creates a rule without a shadow |
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Tables
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<table></table>
Creates a table |
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<tr></tr>
Sets off each row in a table |
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<td></td>
Sets off each cell in a row |
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<th></th>
Sets off the table header (a normal cell with bold, centered
text) |
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Table Attributes |
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<table border=#>
Sets width of border around table cells |
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<table cellspacing=#>
Sets amount of space between table cells |
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<table cellpadding=#>
Sets amount of space between a cell's border and its contents |
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<table width=# or %>
Sets width of table — in pixels or as a percentage
of document width |
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<tr align=?> or <td align=?>
Sets alignment for cell(s) (left, center, or right) |
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<tr valign=?> or <td valign=?>
Sets vertical alignment for cell(s) (top, middle, or bottom) |
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<td colspan=#>
Sets number of columns a cell should span |
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<td rowspan=#>
Sets number of rows a cell should span (default=1) |
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<td nowrap>
Prevents the lines within a cell from being broken to fit |
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Forms |
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For functional forms, you'll have to run a
CGI script. The HTML just creates the appearance
of a form. |
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<form></form>
Creates all forms |
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<select multiple name="NAME"
size=?></select>
Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items
visible before you need to scroll. |
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<option>
Sets off each menu item |
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<select name="NAME"></select>
Creates a pulldown menu |
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<option>
Sets off each menu item |
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<textarea name="NAME"
cols=40 rows=8></textarea>
Creates a text box area. Columns set the width; rows set
the height. |
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<input type="checkbox"
name="NAME">
Creates a checkbox. Text follows tag. |
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<input type="radio"
name="NAME" value="x">
Creates a radio button. Text follows tag |
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<input type=text name="foo"
size=20>
Creates a one-line text area. Size sets length, in characters. |
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<input type="submit"
value="NAME">
Creates a Submit button |
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<input type="image"
border=0 name="NAME" src="name.gif">
Creates a Submit button using an image |
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<input type="reset">
Creates a Reset button |
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