HTML Tags Quick Reference - Neils Resource Web

< Structural Tags >
Tag	Description
<!--your data-->	Creates comments that are not interpreted by the browser
<!--#SSI type-->	Creates a server side include
<!doctype>	A formal area to declare what html standards you are adhering to
<address>	Specially formats text that should be used to show authorship information
<applet>	Creates and formats an area for a java applet to run
<base>	Used to define the url of the current page
<body>	Viewable portion of the document; is also where you set background, text colours, etc.
<head>	Sets apart the title and everything else not displayed on the web page itself
<html>	Creates the html document
<isindex>	Declares that html document is an index document
<meta>	Used within the <head> tag to embed misc. information
<noscript>	Used to define alternative content for viewers whose browsers do not support scripts
<object>	Provides a way for ActiveX Controls and other media to be embedded in a document
<script>	Allows the insertion of scripts, such as JavaScript
<style>	Used to define style sheet information within the <head> tag
<title>	Puts the title of the page in the title bar

< Text Tags >
Tag	Description	Example
<b>	Creates bold text	example
<blink>	Causes enclosed text to blink (Netscape Browsers Only)	example
<cite>	Creates an italic citation	example
<em>	Emphasizes a word with italics	example
<font>	Sets font attributes such as face, size and colour	<font face="Arial" size=-10pt colour="ff0000">
<h1>	Creates a size 1 headline (largest)	example
<h2>	Creates a size 2 headline	example
<h3>	Creates a size 3 headline	example
<h4>	Creates a size 4 headline	example
<h5>	Creates a size 5 headline	example
<h6>	Creates a size 6 headline (smallest)	example
<i>	Creates italic text	example
<marquee>	Creates scrolling text (Internet Explorer Only)	Example of scrolling text
<plaintext>	Causes everything within tags, including other tags, to be treated as plain text
<pre>	Creates preformatted text	example
<span>	Used within a block of text to apply a style as defined in a style sheet	<span style="background-colour: #00cccc">Text</span>
<strike>	Draws a horizontal line through the enclosed text	example
<strong>	Emphasizes a word with boldness	example
<sub>	Subscripts the enclosed text	_example
<sup>	Superscripts the enclosed text	^example
<tt>	Creates typewriter style text	`example`
<u>	Underlines enclosed text	example
<O>	Overlines enclosed text	example
<xmp>	Used to present blocks of text in fixed-width font

< Format Tags >
Tag	Description
<basefont>	Changes the base font size; all further changes are based on the new size
<big>	Makes the enclosed text bigger
<blockquote>	Indents text from both sides
<br>	Inserts a line break
<center>	Centres the enclosed text
<code>	Formats text when used to display code or a formula
<dd>	Creates a definition
<dfn>	Formats text to indicate the defining instance of a term
<dir>	Used to create a bulleted directory list
<div>	A generic tag used to format large blocks of HTML, also used for style sheets
<dl>	Creates a definition list
<dt>	Precedes each definition term
<li>	Creates an item in a list
<listing>	Used to format text in a fixed width font
<menu>	Creates a compact unordered list
<multicol>	Allows text to be formatted into multiple columns
<nobr>	Disallows line breaks to be used within tag
<ol>	Creates a numbered list
<p>	For creating, formatting, and aligning a paragraph
<small>	Makes the enclosed text smaller
<spacer>	Allows the insertion a block of white space
<ul>	Creates a bulleted list
<var>	Used to indicate a variable name; usually displayed in italics
<wbr>	Used to tell a browser where a word or line can be broken if needed

< Multimedia Element Tags >
Tag	Description
<bgsound>	Creates a background sound (Internet Explorer Only)
<embed>	Embeds a sound file
<hr>	Creates and formats a horizontal rule
<img>	Creates and formats an image
<sound>	A way to insert a background sound

< Table and Mapping Tags >
Tag	Description
<area>	Used to define an area within an image map
<caption>	Creates a table caption
<col>	Used to specify text alignment in tables
<colgroup>	Used to group table columns together for unified formatting
<map>	Creates an image map
<table>	Creates a table
<tbody>	Used to define the body section of a table
<td>	Creates a table data field
<tfoot>	Used to define the footer section of a table
<th>	Creates a table header
<thead>	Used to define the head section of a table
<tr>	Creates a table row

< Frame Tags >
Tag	Description
<frame>	Creates and formats a single frame within a frameset
<iframe>	Creates a floating frame
<noframes>	Defines what will be seen by a browser that does not support frames
<frameset>	Sets attributes for frames on a page

< Form Tags >
Tag	Description
<form>	Creates all forms
<input>	Creates different ways for viewers to input information
<option>	Creates and sets off each menu item for a menu in a form
<select>	Creates a menu within a form
<textarea>	Creates and formats a text box area

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