HTML Tags
 
 
Block-Formating Tags Description
<BR> Forces  a line break in the text
<CENTER>...</CENTER> Centers text or image
<HR>
 
ALIGN=Option (LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT)
COLOR=Color
NOSHADE
SIZE=Value
WIDTH=Value
Creates a horizontal line
 

Alignment of the horizontal line. The default is center.
Color of line.
Removes the 3d shading from the line.
The size of the line in pixels
The width of line either in pixels or percentage
 

<H1>...</H1>
<H2>...</H2>
<H3>...</H3>
<H4>...</H4>
<H5>...</H5>
<H6>...</H6>
ALIGN=Option (LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT)
The six levels of text heading raging from 
the largest (<H1>) to the smallest (<H6>).
Text headings appear in a bold face font.
 

Alignment of heading

<P>...</P>
ALIGN=Option (LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT)

Defines the beginning and ending of a paragraph of text

The Alignment of the text in the paragraph
 

Character Tags Description
<B>...</B> Bolds text
<BIG>..</BIG> Increases the size of the enclosed text
<I>...</I> Italicizes the enclosed text
<SMALL>..</SMALL> Decreases the size of the enclosed text
<STRIKE>...</STRIKE> Displays the enclosed text with a horizontal line striking through it.
Document Tags Description
<!> Used for comments in documenting the features of your HTML file.
<BODY>...</BODY>
 
ALINK=Color

BACKGROUND=Document

BGCOLOR=Color

BGPROPERTIES=FIXED

LEFTMARGIN=Value

LINK=Color

TEXT=Color

TOPMARGIN=Value

VLINK=Color

Encloses all text, images and other elements that will be visible to the user on the web pages.

Color of activated hypertext links

The graphic image file used for the Web page background

Background color.

Keeps the background from scrolling only works in IE

Indicates the left margin on the page

Color of unvisited links

Color of text

Indents the top margin of the page 

Color of visited links

<HEAD>...</HEAD> Encloses  code that provides information about the document.
<HTML>...</HTML> Indicates the begining and ending of the HTML document
<META>
 
 
 
CONTENT=Text
 

HTTP-EQUIV=Text
 

NAME=Text

Is used to insert information about the document not defined by other HTML tags and properties. It can include special instructions for the Web server to preform. 

Contains information associated with the NAME or HTTP-EQUIV properties.

Directs the browswer to request the server to perform different HTTP operations.
 

The type of information specified in the CONTENT property.
 

<TITLE>...</TITLE> Is used to specify the text that appears in the Web browser's title bar.
Graphic and Link Tags Desription
<A>...</A>
 
HREF=URL

NAME=Text

Marks the beginning and end of a hypertext link.

Indicates the ttarget, filename, or URL that the hypertext points to.

Specifies a name for the enclosed text, allowing it to be a target of a hyperlink.

<IMG>...</IMG>

ALIGN=Option
(LEFT | RIGHT | TOP | TEXTTOP | 
MIDDLE | ABSMIDDLE | BASELINE | 
BOTTOM

ALT=Text
 

BORDERS=Value
 

SRC=Document
 

Is used to insert an an inline image into a document.

Specifies the alignment of the image.
Specifying an alignment of LEFT or RIGHT aligns the image with the left or right page margin. The other alignment options align the image with surrounding text. 

Text to display if the image cannot be displayed by the browser. 

The size of the border around the image in pixels. 

The source file of the inline image.

List Tags  Description
<DD> Formats text to be used as relative definitions in a <DL> list.
<DL> ... </DL> Encloses a definition list in which the <DD> definition term is left aligned and the <DT> relative definition is indented.
<DT> Used to format the definition term in a <DL> list.
<LI> Identifies list items in a <DIR>, <MENU>, <OL>, or <UL> list. 
<OL> ... </OL>

START=Value

TYPE=Option
(A | a | I | i | 1)

Encloses an ordered list of <LI> items. Typically ordered lists are rendered as numbered lists. 

The value of the starting number in the ordered list. 

Specifies how ordered items are to be marked.
A = uppercase letters. a = lowercase letters.
I = uppercase Roman numerals. i = lowercase Roman numberals. 1 = Digits. The Default is 1.

<UL>...</UL>
 

TYPE = Option 
(CIRCLE | DISK | SQUARE)

Encloses an unordered list of <LI> items. Typically unordered lists are rendered as bulleted lists. 

Specifies the type of bullet used for displaying each <LI> item in the <UL> list. 




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