| 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 |
| <cite></cite> Creates a citation, usually italic |
| <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 |
| <ol></ol> Creates a numbered list |
| <li></li> Precedes each list item, and adds a number |
| <ul></ul> Creates a bulleted list |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Forms |
| <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="reset"> Creates a Reset button |