| 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>
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 |
|
| 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>
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>
Precedes each list item and adds a number |
<ul></ul>
Creates a bulleted list |
<li>
Precedes each list item and adds the bullet |
<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 (default=1) |
<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>
Precedes the <body> 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 width |
<frameset
cols="value,value">
Defines the columns within a frameset, using number in pixels or percentage of width |
<frame>
Defines a single frame 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 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 scroll bar; 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 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="image" border=0 name="NAME" src="name.gif">
Creates a Submit button using an image |
<input
type="reset">
Creates a Reset button |
