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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 |
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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> 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> 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 |