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TITLE |
TAG |
DESCRIPTION |
| Basic Elements |
| Document Type |
<HTML> </HTML> |
document root element, beginning and end of file |
| Title |
<TITLE> </TITLE> |
document title, must be in header |
| Header |
<HEAD> </HEAD> |
descriptive info, such as title |
| Body |
<BODY> </BODY> |
bulk of the page, notes body of document |
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TAG |
DESCRIPTION |
| Formatting |
| Bold |
<B> </B> |
bold text style |
| Italic |
<I> </I> |
italic text style |
| Underline |
<U> </U> |
underlined text (not widely implemented) |
| Strikeout |
<STRIKE> </STRIKE> |
strike-through text (not widely implemented) |
| Strikeout |
<S> </S> |
strike-through text (not widely implemented) |
| Subscript |
<SUB> </SUB> |
subscript numbers like footnotes |
| Superscript |
<SUP> </SUP> |
superscript numbers like cross - reference numbers |
| Typewriter |
<TT> </TT> |
teletype or mono spaced text |
| Pre formatted |
<PRE> </PRE> |
pre formatted text (display text spacing as-is) |
| Width |
<PRE WIDTH=#> </PRE> |
width in characters |
| Center |
<CENTER> </CENTER> |
centers text and images |
| Blinking |
<BLINK> </BLINK> |
blinking text, Netscape only |
| Font Size |
<FONT SIZE=?> </FONT> |
local font size(ranges from 1-7) |
| Change Font Size |
<FONT SIZE="+|-?"> </FONT> |
controls font size rendered |
| Font Color |
<FONT COLOR="#$$$$$$"> </FONT> |
controls font color rendered |
| Select Font |
<FONT FACE="***"> </FONT> |
the style of the text, such as Times New Roman |
| Point size |
<FONT POINT-SIZE=#> </FONT> |
the size of the text |
| Weight |
<FONT WEIGHT=?> </FONT> |
used to specify weight or thickness of text |
| Base Font Size |
<BASEFONT SIZE=#> |
size of font (from 1-7; default is 3) |
| Marquee |
<MARQUEE> </MARQUEE> |
scrolling text (IE only) |
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TAG |
DESCRIPTION |
| Links |
| Link Something |
<A HREF="URL"> </A> |
links text or graphic to another URL |
| Link to Location |
<A HREF="URL#***"> </A> |
links text or graphic an anchor in an other document |
| Link to Location in Current Page |
<A HREF="#***"> </A> |
links text or graphic an anchor in current document |
| Target Window |
<A HREF="URL" TARGET="***"> </A> |
links text or graphic to a URL in a new browser widow |
| Action on Click |
<A HREF="URL" ONCLICK="***"> </A> |
takes effect when user clicks on the item (Javascript) |
| Mouseover Action |
<A HREF="URL" ONMOUSEOVER="***"> </A> |
takes effect when user moves pointer over item |
| Mouse out Action |
<A HREF="URL" ONMOUSEOUT="***"> </A> |
takes effect when user moves the pointer away from item |
| Link to Email |
<A HREF="mailto:@"> </A> |
creates blank e-mail to indicated address with visitor's default e-mail client |
| Specify Subject |
<A HREF="mailto:@?SUBJECT=***"> </A> |
fills out subject line in visitors e-mail(use a real question mark) |
| Define Location |
<A NAME="***"> </A> |
indicates an anchor's name and location in a document |
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TAG |
DESCRIPTION |
| Graphics and Sound |
| Display Image |
<IMG SRC="URL"> |
displays image from the indicated URL |
| Alignment |
<IMG SRC="URL" ALIGN= TOP|BOTTOM|MIDDLE|LEFT|RIGHT> |
aligns the image |
Alternate |
<IMG SRC="URL" ALT="***"> |
displays the name/ description of image if image not displayed |
| Dimensions |
<IMG SRC="URL" WIDTH=? HEIGHT=?> |
the dimensions, in pixels, of the image |
| Dimensions % |
<IMG SRC="URL" WIDTH=% HEIGHT=%> |
dimensions as percentage of page width/height |
| Border |
<IMG SRC="URL" BORDER=?> |
border, in pixels, around the image |
Image map |
<IMG SRC="URL" ISMAP> |
linking of a portion of an image (requires a script) |
| Movie Clip |
<IMG DYNSRC="***" START="***" LOOP=?> |
insert movie clip |
| Background Sound |
<BGSOUND SRC="***" LOOP=?|INFINITE> |
insert sound clip |
Embed Object |
<EMBED SRC="URL"> |
insert object into page |
| Object Size |
<EMBED SRC="URL" WIDTH=? HEIGHT=?> |
size, in pixels of embedded object |
| Object |
<OBJECT> </OBJECT> |
embedded object |
| Parameters |
<PARAM> |
named property value |
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DESCRIPTION |
| Dividers |
| Paragraph |
<P> </P> |
paragraph (closing tag often unnecessary) |
| Align Text |
<P ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT> </P> |
aligns paragraph |
| Justify Text |
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY> </P> |
justify's paragraph's text |
| Line Break |
<BR> |
a single carriage return |
| Horizontal Rule |
<HR> |
horizontal line |
| Alignment |
<HR ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER> |
alignment of horizontal line |
| Thickness |
<HR SIZE=?> |
thickness, in pixels, of horizontal line |
| Width |
<HR WIDTH=?> |
width, in pixels, of horizontal line |
| Width Percent |
<HR WIDTH="%"> |
width(as a percentage of page width), in pixels, of horizontal line |
| Solid Line |
<HR NOSHADE> |
horizontal line without the 3D cutout look |
| No Break |
<NOBR> </NOBR> |
prevents line breaks |
| Word Break |
<WBR> |
where to break a line if needed |
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TAG |
DESCRIPTION |
| Structural Elements |
| Heading |
<H?> </H?> |
document header, the ? defines 6 levels (#'s 1-6) |
| Division |
<DIV> </DIV> |
generic style container |
Defined Content |
<SPAN> </SPAN> |
generic style container |
| Block Quote |
<BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> |
long quotation block, usually indented |
| Quote |
<Q> </Q> |
short quotations |
| Emphasis |
<EM> </EM> |
emphasized text, usually displayed as italic |
| Strong Emphasis |
<STRONG> </STRONG> |
strongly emphasized text, usually displayed as bold |
| Citation |
<CITE> </CITE> |
citation, usually italics |
| Code |
<CODE> </CODE> |
for source code listings |
| Sample Output |
<SAMP> </SAMP> |
sample program output |
| Keyboard Input |
<KBD> </KBD> |
text that should be entered by the user |
| Variable |
<VAR> </VAR> |
program variable or output |
| Definition |
<DFN> </DFN> |
definition, not widely implemented |
| Address |
<ADDRESS> </ADDRESS> |
author information |
| Large Font Size |
<BIG> </BIG> |
uses a large text size |
| Small Font Size |
<SMALL> </SMALL> |
use a small text size |
| Insert |
<INS> </INS> |
marks inserted text in a new version |
| Time of Change |
<INS DATETIME=":"> </INS> |
marks time of addition |
| Comments |
<INS CITE="URL"> </INS> |
comments on the additions in a new version |
| Delete |
<DEL> </DEL> |
marks deletions in a new version |
| Time of Change |
<DEL DATETIME=":"> </DEL> |
time of deletion in document |
| Comments |
<DEL CITE="URL"> </DEL> |
comments about the deletion |
| Acronym |
<ACRONYM> </ACRONYM> |
acronyms |
| Abbreviation |
<ABBR> </ABBR> |
abbreviation |
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TAG |
DESCRIPTION |
| Backgrounds |
| Tiled Background |
<BODY BACKGROUND= "URL"> |
causes the image to tile as the background of the page |
| Watermark |
<BODY BGPROPERTIES= "FIXED"> |
static image which remains in the same location as visitors scroll |
| Background Color |
<BODY BGCOLOR= "#$$$$$$"> |
solid background color of the page |
| Text Color |
<BODY TEXT="#$$$$$$"> |
color of the text throughout the page |
| Link Color |
<BODY LINK="#$$$$$$"> |
color of all links throughout the page |
| Visited Link |
<BODY VLINK="#$$$$$$"> |
color of all links that have already been clicked on by visitor |
| Active Link |
<BODY ALINK="#$$$$$$"> |
color of link while being selected |
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TITLE |
TAG |
DESCRIPTION |
| Lists |
| Unordered List |
<UL> <LI> </UL> |
list with bulleted items |
| List Item |
<LI> </LI> |
indicates an item on the list |
| Bullet Type |
<UL TYPE=DISC|CIRCLE|SQUARE> |
shape of bullet for the whole list |
| Bullet Type |
<LI TYPE=DISC|CIRCLE|SQUARE> |
shape of bullet for specific list item |
| Ordered List |
<OL> <LI> </OL> |
numbered list |
| Numbering Type |
<OL TYPE=A|a|I|i|1> |
type of numbering for the whole list |
| Numbering Type |
<LI TYPE=A|a|I|i|1> |
type of numbering for specific list item |
| Starting Number |
<OL START=?> |
starting number for list |
| Starting Number |
<LI VALUE=?> |
starting number for this & subsequent items |
| Definition List |
<DL> </DL> |
a list of definitions |
| Definition Term |
<DT> </DT> |
definition term |
| Definition |
<DD> </DD> |
definition of a term |
| Menu List |
<MENU> </MENU> |
display menu type list |
| Directory List |
<DIR> </DIR> |
directory link |
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TAG |
DESCRIPTION |
| Tables |
| Define Table |
<TABLE> </TABLE> |
signals the beginning of a table |
| Table Alignment |
<TABLE ALIGN= LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER> |
aligns the table within the browser window |
| Table Border |
<TABLE BORDER> </TABLE> |
table border either on or off |
| Table Border |
<TABLE BORDER=?> </TABLE> |
border of table, you can set the value (aka width) |
| Cell Spacing |
<TABLE CELLSPACING=?> |
places specific amount of space between the individual cells within a table |
| Cell Padding |
<TABLE CELLPADDING=?> |
places specific amount of space between the cells border and its contents |
| Desired Width |
<TABLE WIDTH=?> |
width of table in pixels |
| Width Percent |
<TABLE WIDTH=%> |
width of table in percentage of page |
| Table Color |
<TABLE BGCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> </TABLE> |
overall background color of table |
| Table Frame |
<TABLE FRAME= VOID |ABOVE |BELOW |HSIDES |LHS |RHS|VSIDES|BOX|BORDER> </TABLE> |
controls how the border around the outside edge of the table is displayed |
| Table Rules |
<TABLE RULES= NONE| GROUPS| ROWS|COLS|ALL> </TABLE> |
controls the vertical and horizontal lines displayed |
| Border Color |
<TABLE BORDERCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> </TABLE> |
the color of the table border |
| Table Row |
<TR> </TR> |
table row |
| Alignment |
<TR ALIGN= LEFT| RIGHT| CENTER| MIDDLE| BOTTOM> |
alignment of the table row |
| Table Cell |
<TD> </TD> |
specific table cell, must appear within table rows |
| Alignment |
<TD ALIGN= LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER VALIGN= TOP|MIDDLE|BOTTOM> |
alignment of the table cell |
| No Line Breaks |
<TD NOWRAP> |
no line breaks within the table cell |
| Columns to Span |
<TD COLSPAN=?> |
identifies the the number of columns the cell should span |
| Rows to Span |
<TD ROWSPAN=?> |
identifies the the number of rows the cell should span |
| Desired Width |
<TD WIDTH=?> |
width of cell in pixels |
| Width Percent |
<TD WIDTH="%"> |
width of cell as percentage of table |
| Cell Color |
<TD BGCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> |
background color of table cell |
| Header Cell |
<TH> </TH> |
table cell for header information (bold & centered) |
| Alignment |
<TH ALIGN= LEFT| RIGHT| CENTER| MIDDLE|BOTTOM> |
alignment of the header cell |
| No Line Breaks |
<TH NOWRAP> |
no line breaks within the header cell |
| Columns to Span |
<TH COLSPAN=?> |
identifies the number of columns the header cell should span |
| Rows to Span |
<TH ROWSPAN=?> |
identifies the number of rows the header cell should span |
| Desired Width |
<TH WIDTH=?> |
width of header cell in pixels |
| Width Percent |
<TH WIDTH="%"> |
width of header cell as percentage of table |
| Cell Color |
<TH BGCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> |
background color of header cell |
| Table Body |
<TBODY> |
identifies the specific body section of the table |
| Table Footer |
<TFOOT> </TFOOT> |
separates group of cells to serve as footer material for the table (must come before <THEAD>) |
| Table Header |
<THEAD> </THEAD> |
separates group of cells to serve as header material for the table |
| Table Caption |
<CAPTION> </CAPTION> |
caption for a table |
| Alignment |
<CAPTION ALIGN=TOP|BOTTOM|LEFT|RIGHT> |
alignment for the caption of a table |
| Column |
<COL> </COL> |
groups column attributes |
| Columns Spanned |
<COL SPAN=?> </COL> |
indicates the number of columns spanned |
| Column Width |
<COL WIDTH=?> </COL> |
column width in pixels |
| Width Percent |
<COL WIDTH="%"> </COL> |
column width as percentage of table |
| Group Columns |
<COLGROUP> </COLGROUP> |
groups column structure |
| Columns Spanned |
<COLGROUP SPAN=?> </COLGROUP> |
indicates columns spanned in the grouped column structure |
| Group Width |
<COLGROUP WIDTH=?> </COLGROUP> |
indicates columns the width of the group of columns in pixels |
| Width Percent |
<COLGROUP WIDTH="%"> </COLGROUP> |
indicates columns the width of the group of columns as a percentage of table |
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TAG |
DESCRIPTION |
| Frames |
| Frame Document |
<FRAMESET> </FRAMESET> |
creates layouts of frames (instead of <BODY>) |
| Row Heights |
<FRAMESET ROWS=,,,> </FRAMESET> |
comma separated list of size of each row within the frameset (pixels or %) |
Column Widths |
<FRAMESET COLS=,,,> </FRAMESET> |
comma separated list of size of each column within the frameset (pixels or %) |
| Borders |
<FRAMESET FRAMEBORDER= "yes|no"> </FRAMESET> |
identifies if a frame has a visible border or not |
| Border Width |
<FRAMESET BORDER=?> </FRAMESET> |
width of frame border if visible |
| Border Color |
<FRAMESET BORDERCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> </FRAMESET> |
color of frame border if visible |
| Frame Spacing |
<FRAMESET FRAMESPACING=?> </FRAMESET> |
number of pixels of reserved space between frames |
| Define Frame |
<FRAME> |
specific contents of an individual frame |
| Display Document |
<FRAME SRC="URL"> |
identifies the initial contents of the frame |
| Frame Name |
<FRAME NAME="***"| _blank| _self| _parent|_top> |
assigns a name to the current frame |
| Margin Width |
<FRAME MARGINWIDTH=?> |
distance between content and frame's left and right margins |
| Margin Height |
<FRAME MARGINHEIGHT=?> |
distance between content and frame's top and bottom margins |
| Scroll bar |
<FRAME SCROLLING="YES|NO|AUTO"> |
controls how the window is or isn't scrolled |
| Not Re-sizable |
<FRAME NORESIZE> |
prohibits the document viewer from changing dimensions of the frame |
| Borders |
<FRAME FRAMEBORDER="yes|no"> |
controls wither frame has a border |
| Border Color |
<FRAME BORDERCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> |
color of border of frame |
| Unframed Content |
<NOFRAMES> </NOFRAMES> |
for non-frames browsers |
| Inline Frame |
<IFRAME> </IFRAME> |
inline sub window, takes same attributes as FRAME |
| Dimensions |
<IFRAME WIDTH=?
HEIGHT=?> </IFRAME> |
dimensions of sub window in pixels |
| Dimensions |
<IFRAME WIDTH="%" HEIGHT="%"> </IFRAME> |
dimensions of sub window as percentage |
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TAG |
DESCRIPTION |
| Positioning (Netscape Only) |
| Multi-Column |
<MULTICOL COLS=?> </MULTICOL> |
more than one column |
| Column Gutter |
<MULTICOL GUTTER=?> </MULTICOL> |
the gutter of the column |
| Column Width |
<MULTICOL WIDTH=?> </MULTICOL> |
width of the column |
| Spacer |
<SPACER> |
insertion of space |
| Spacer Type |
<SPACER TYPE= HORIZONTAL|VERTICAL|BLOCK> |
type of space inserted |
| Size |
<SPACER SIZE=?> |
size of space inserted |
| Dimensions |
<SPACER WIDTH=? HEIGHT=?> |
height and width of space inserted |
| Alignment |
<SPACER ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER> |
alignment of spacer |
| Layer |
<LAYER> </LAYER> |
ability to view pages using precisely positioned overlapping layers |
| Name |
<LAYER ID="***"> </LAYER> |
specifies identifying name of layer |
| Location |
<LAYER LEFT=? TOP=?> </LAYER> |
location of layer |
| Dimensions |
<LAYER HEIGHT=? WIDTH=?> </LAYER> |
dimensions of the layer |
| Visible |
<LAYER VISIBILITY= SHOW|HIDDEN|INHERIT> </LAYER> |
visibility of the layer |
| Background |
<LAYER BACKGROUND="#$$$$$$"> </LAYER> |
the background of the layer |
| Color |
<LAYER BGCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> </LAYER> |
the background color of the layer |
| Inline Layer |
<ILAYER> </ILAYER> |
a layer within a layer (takes same attributes as LAYER) |
