| 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 |
| <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> |
Emphasises
a word (with italic or bold) |
| <strong></strong> |
Emphasises
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| <th></th> |
Sets
off the table header (a normal cell with bold, centered text) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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="first name" 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 |
