| Header Elements | |
| <html></html> | Defines an HTML document |
| <head></head> | Defines the document's header section |
| <title></title> | Specifies the document title. It usually displays in the browser window title bar |
| <body></body> | Defines the body of an HTML document |
| 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 | |
| <pre></pre> | Creates preformatted text |
| <h1></h1> | Creates the largest headline |
| <h6></h6> | Creates the smallest headline |
| <b></b> | Makes text bold |
| <i></i> | Makes text italic |
| <cite></cite> | Creates a citation, usually italic |
| <em></em> | Emphasizes a word (typically italic) |
| <strong></strong> | Emphasizes text (typically 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> | Anchors a hypertext link |
| <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> | Inserts a paragraph break |
| <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>
<li> |
Creates a numbered list.
Precedes each list item, and adds a number |
| <ul></ul>
<li> |
Creates a bulleted list.
Precedes each list item, and adds the bullet |
| Graphics | |
| <img src="name"> | Inserts an image file |
| <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> | Places a horizontal rule |
| <hr size=?> | Sets size (height) of rule |
| <hr width=?> | Sets width of rule, in percentage or absolute value |
| Tables | |
| <table></table> | Defines 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 |
| Table Attributes | |
| <table border=#> | Adds borders to separate rows and columns in table |
| <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> | Replaces the <body> tag for pages using frames |
| <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 |
| <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 | |
| <form></form> | Defines a form |
| <select
name="NAME"></select>
<option> |
Creates a pulldown menu.
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="hello" 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 |