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Basic Elements |
Structural |
Text Formatting |
Links & Graphics |
Dividers |
Backgrounds & Color |
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Special Characters |
Lists | Forms | Tables |
Frames & Java |
Miscellaneous | ||
| BASIC ELEMENTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Document Type | <HTML></HTML> | (beginning and end of file) | |
| Title | <TITLE></TITLE> | (must be in header) | |
| Header | <HEAD></HEAD> | (descriptive info, such as title) | |
| Body | <BODY></BODY> | (bulk of the page) | |
| STRUCTURAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Heading | <H?></H?> | (the spec. defines 6 levels) | |
| Align Heading | <H? ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT></H?> | ||
| Division | <DIV></DIV> | ||
| Align Division | <DIV ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER></DIV> | ||
| Block Quote | <BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> | (usually displayed as indented) | |
| Emphasis | <EM></EM> | (usually displayed as italic) | |
| Strong Emphasis | <STRONG></STRONG> | (usually displayed as bold) | |
| Citation | <CITE></CITE> | (usually italics) | |
| Code | <CODE></CODE> | (for source code listings) | |
| Sample Output | <SAMP></SAMP> | ||
| Keyboard Input | <KBD></KBD> | ||
| Variable | <VAR></VAR> | ||
| Definition | <DFN></DFN> | (not widely implemented) | |
| Author's Address | <ADDRESS></ADDRESS> | ||
| Large Font Size | <BIG></BIG> | ||
| Small Font Size | <SMALL></SMALL> | ||
| TEXT FORMATTING | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bold | <B></B> | ||
| Italic | <I></I> | ||
| N3.0b | Underline | <U></U> | (not widely implemented yet) |
| Strikeout | <STRIKE></STRIKE> | (not widely implemented yet) | |
| N3.0b | Strikeout | <S></S> | (not widely implemented yet) |
| Subscript | <SUB></SUB> | ||
| Superscript | <SUP></SUP> | ||
| Typewriter | <TT></TT> | (displays in a monospaced font) | |
| Preformatted | <PRE></PRE> | (display text spacing as-is) | |
| Width | <PRE WIDTH=?></PRE> | (in characters) | |
| Center | <CENTER></CENTER> | (for both text and images) | |
| N1.0 | Blinking | <BLINK></BLINK> | . |
| Font Size | <FONT SIZE=?></FONT> | (ranges from 1-7) | |
| Change Font Size | <FONT SIZE="+|-?"></FONT> | ||
| N1.0 | Base Font Size | <BASEFONT SIZE=?> | (from 1-7; default is 3) |
| Font Color | <FONT COLOR="#$$$$$$"></FONT> | ||
| N3.0b | Select Font | <FONT FACE="***"></FONT> | |
| N3.0b | Multi-Column Text | <MULTICOL COLS=?></MULTICOL> | |
| N3.0b | Column Gutter | <MULTICOL GUTTER=?></MULTICOL> | (default is 10 pixels) |
| N3.0b | Column Width | <MULTICOL WIDTH=?></MULTICOL> | |
| N3.0b | Spacer | <SPACER> | |
| N3.0b | Spacer Type | <SPACER TYPE=horizontal| vertical|block> | |
| N3.0b | Spacer Size | <SPACER SIZE=?> | |
| N3.0b | Spacer Dimensions | <SPACER WIDTH=? HEIGHT=?> | |
| N3.0b | Spacer Alignment | <SPACER ALIGN=left|right|center> | |
| LINKS AND GRAPHICS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Link Something | <A HREF="URL"></A> | ||
| Link to Target | <A HREF="URL#***"></A> | (if in another document) | |
| <A HREF="#***"></A> | (if in current document) | ||
| N2.0 | Target Window | <A HREF="URL" TARGET="***| |_blank|_self|_parent|_top"></A> | |
| Define Target in Document | <A NAME="***"></A> | ||
| Relationship | <A REL="***"></A> | (not widely implemented) | |
| Reverse Relationship | <A REV="***"></A> | (not widely implemented) | |
| Display Image | <IMG SRC="URL"> | ||
| Alignment | <IMG SRC="URL" ALIGN=TOP|BOTTOM|MIDDLE|LEFT|RIGHT> | ||
| N1.0 | Alignment | <IMG SRC="URL" ALIGN=TEXTTOP| ABSMIDDLE|BASELINE|ABSBOTTOM> | |
| Alternate | <IMG SRC="URL" ALT="***"> | (if image not displayed) | |
| Imagemap | <IMG SRC="URL" ISMAP> | (requires a script) | |
| Client-Side Imagemap | <IMG SRC="URL" USEMAP="URL"> | ||
| Map Description | <MAP NAME="***"></MAP> | ||
| Map Sections | <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS=",,," HREF="URL"|NOHREF> | ||
| Dimensions | <IMG SRC="URL" WIDTH=? HEIGHT=?> | (in pixels) | |
| Border | <IMG SRC="URL" BORDER=?> | (in pixels) | |
| Runaround Space | <IMG SRC="URL" HSPACE=? VSPACE=?> | (in pixels) | |
| N1.0 | Low-Res Proxy | <IMG SRC="URL" LOWSRC="URL"> | |
| N1.1 | Client Pull | <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="?; URL=URL"> | |
| N2.0 | Embed Object | <EMBED SRC="URL"> | (insert object into page) |
| N2.0 | Object Size | <EMBED SRC="URL" WIDTH=? HEIGHT=?> | |
| DIVIDERS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Paragraph | <P></P> | (closing tag often unnecessary) | |
| Align Text | <P ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT></P> | ||
| Line Break | <BR> | (a single carriage return) | |
| Clear Textwrap | <BR CLEAR=LEFT|RIGHT|ALL> | ||
| Horizontal Rule | <HR> | ||
| Alignment | <HR ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER> | ||
| Thickness | <HR SIZE=?> | (in pixels) | |
| Width | <HR WIDTH=?> | (in pixels) | |
| N1.0 | Width Percent | <HR WIDTH="%"> | (as a percentage of page width) |
| Solid Line | <HR NOSHADE> | (without the 3D cutout look) | |
| N1.0 | No Break | <NOBR></NOBR> | (prevents line breaks) |
| N1.0 | Word Break | <WBR> | (where to break a line if needed) |
| BACKGROUNDS AND COLOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiled Bkground | <BODY BACKGROUND="URL"> | ||
| Bkground Color | <BODY BGCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> | (order is red/green/blue) | |
| Text Color | <BODY TEXT="#$$$$$$"> | ||
| Link Color | <BODY LINK="#$$$$$$"> | ||
| Visited Link | <BODY VLINK="#$$$$$$"> | ||
| Active Link | <BODY ALINK="#$$$$$$"> | ||
|
SPECIAL CHARACTERS (must be in lower case) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Special Character | &#?; | (where ? is the ISO 8859-1 code) | |
| < | < | ||
| > | > | ||
| & | & | ||
| " | " | Double Quotation mark | |
| ® | ® | Registered TM Symbol | |
| © | © | Copyright Symbol | |
| ¤ | ¤ | Generic Currency Symbol | |
| ¢ | ¢ | Cent | |
| £ | £ | British Pound Sterling | |
| € | € | Euro Currency Unit | |
| ¥ | ¥ | Japanese Yen | |
| Non-Breaking Space | | Blank space provided it doesn't cause a line break | |
| (Complete list is here) | |||
| LISTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unordered List | <UL><LI></UL> | (<LI> before each list item) | |
| Compact | <UL COMPACT></UL> | ||
| Bullet Type | <UL TYPE=DISC|CIRCLE|SQUARE> | (for the whole list) | |
| <LI TYPE=DISC|CIRCLE|SQUARE> | (this & subsequent) | ||
| Ordered List | <OL><LI></OL> | (<LI> before each list item) | |
| Compact | <OL COMPACT></OL> | ||
| Numbering Type | <OL TYPE=A|a|I|i|1> | (for the whole list) | |
| <LI TYPE=A|a|I|i|1> | (this & subsequent) | ||
| Starting Number | <OL START=?> | (for the whole list) | |
| <LI VALUE=?> | (this & subsequent) | ||
| Definition List | <DL><DT><DD></DL> | (<DT>=term, <DD>=definition) | |
| Compact | <DL COMPACT></DL> | ||
| Menu List | <MENU><LI></MENU> | (<LI> before each list item) | |
| Compact | <MENU COMPACT></MENU> | ||
| Directory List | <DIR><LI></DIR> | (<LI> before each list item) | |
| Compact | <DIR COMPACT></DIR> | ||
| FORMS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Define Form | <FORM ACTION="URL" METHOD=GET|POST></FORM> | ||
| N2.0 | File Upload | <FORM ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data"></FORM> | |
| Input Field | <INPUT TYPE="TEXT|PASSWORD|CHECKBOX|RADIO| IMAGE|HIDDEN|SUBMIT|RESET"> | ||
| Field Name | <INPUT NAME="***"> | ||
| Field Value | <INPUT VALUE="***"> | ||
| Checked? | <INPUT CHECKED> | (checkboxes and radio boxes) | |
| Field Size | <INPUT SIZE=?> | (in characters) | |
| Max Length | <INPUT MAXLENGTH=?> | (in characters) | |
| Selection List | <SELECT></SELECT> | ||
| Name of List | <SELECT NAME="***"></SELECT> | ||
| # of Options | <SELECT SIZE=?></SELECT> | ||
| Multiple Choice | <SELECT MULTIPLE> | (can select more than one) | |
| Option | <OPTION> | (items that can be selected) | |
| Default Option | <OPTION SELECTED> | ||
| Input Box Size | <TEXTAREA ROWS=? COLS=?></TEXTAREA> | ||
| Name of Box | <TEXTAREA NAME="***"></TEXTAREA> | ||
| N2.0 | Wrap Text | <TEXTAREA WRAP=OFF|VIRTUAL|PHYSICAL></TEXTAREA> | |
| TABLES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Define Table | <TABLE></TABLE> | ||
| Table Border | <TABLE BORDER=?></TABLE> | ||
| Cell Spacing | <TABLE CELLSPACING=?> | ||
| Cell Padding | <TABLE CELLPADDING=?> | ||
| Desired Width | <TABLE WIDTH=?> | (in pixels) | |
| Width Percent | <TABLE WIDTH="%"> | (percentage of page) | |
| Table Row | <TR></TR> | ||
| Alignment | <TR ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT| CENTER|MIDDLE|BOTTOM
VALIGN=TOP|BOTTOM|MIDDLE> |
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| Table Cell | <TD></TD> | (must appear within table rows) | |
| Alignment | <TD ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT| CENTER|MIDDLE|BOTTOM
VALIGN=TOP|BOTTOM|MIDDLE> |
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| No linebreaks | <TD NOWRAP> | ||
| Columns to Span | <TD COLSPAN=?> | ||
| Rows to Span | <TD ROWSPAN=?> | ||
| N1.1 | Desired Width | <TD WIDTH=?> | (in pixels) |
| N1.1 | Width Percent | <TD WIDTH="%"> | (percentage of table) |
| N3.0b | Cell Color | <TD BGCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> | |
| Table Header | <TH></TH> | (same as data, except bold centered) | |
| Alignment | <TH ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER|MIDDLE|BOTTOM
VALIGN=TOP|BOTTOM|MIDDLE> |
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| No Linebreaks | <TH NOWRAP> | ||
| Columns to Span | <th colspan=?> | ||
| Rows to Span | <TH ROWSPAN=?> | ||
| N1.1 | Desired Width | <TH WIDTH=?> | (in pixels) |
| N1.1 | Width Percent | <TH WIDTH="%"> | (percentage of table) |
| N3.0b | Cell Color | <TH BGCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> | |
| Table Caption | <CAPTION></CAPTION> | ||
| Alignment | <CAPTION ALIGN=TOP|BOTTOM> | (above/below table) | |
| FRAMES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| N2.0 | Frame Document | <FRAMESET></FRAMESET> | (instead of <BODY>) |
| N2.0 | Row Heights | <FRAMESET ROWS=,,,></FRAMESET> | (pixels or %) |
| N2.0 | Row Heights | <FRAMESET ROWS=*></FRAMESET> | (* = relative size) |
| N2.0 | Column Widths | <FRAMESET COLS=,,,></FRAMESET> | (pixels or %) |
| N2.0 | Column Widths | <FRAMESET COLS=*></FRAMESET> | (* = relative size) |
| N3.0b | Border Width | <FRAMESET BORDER=?> | |
| N3.0b | Borders | <FRAMESET FRAMEBORDER="yes|no"> | |
| N3.0b | Border Color | <FRAMESET BORDERCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> | |
| N2.0 | Define Frame | <FRAME> | (contents of an individual frame) |
| N2.0 | Display Document | <FRAME SRC="URL"> | |
| N2.0 | Frame Name | <FRAME NAME="***"|_blank|_self| _parent|_top> | |
| N2.0 | Margin Width | <FRAME MARGINWIDTH=?> | (left and right margins) |
| N2.0 | Margin Height | <FRAME MARGINHEIGHT=?> | (top and bottom margins) |
| N2.0 | Scrollbar? | <FRAME SCROLLING="YES|NO|AUTO"> | |
| N2.0 | Not Resizable | <FRAME NORESIZE> | |
| N3.0b | Borders | <FRAME FRAMEBORDER="yes|no"> | |
| N3.0b | Border Color | <FRAME BORDERCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> | |
| N2.0 | Unframed Content | <NOFRAMES></NOFRAMES> | (for non-frames browsers) |
| Applet | <APPLET></APPLET> | ||
| Applet File Name | <APPLET CODE="***"> | ||
| Parameters | <APPLET PARAM NAME="***"> | ||
| Applet Location | <APPLET CODEBASE="URL"> | ||
| Applet Identifier | <APPLET NAME="***"> | (for references elsewhere in the page) | |
| Alternative Text | <APPLET ALT="***"> | (for non-Java browsers) | |
| Alignment | <APPLET ALIGN="LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER"> | ||
| Size | <APPLET WIDTH=? HEIGHT=?> | (in pixels) | |
| Spacing | <APPLET HSPACE=? VSPACE=?> | (in pixels) | |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Comment | <!-- *** --> | (not displayed by the browser) | |
| HTML 3.2 Prologue | <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> | ||
| Searchable | <ISINDEX> | (indicates a searchable index) | |
| Prompt | <ISINDEX PROMPT="***"> | (text to prompt input) | |
| Send Search | <A HREF="URL?***"></a> | (use a real question mark) | |
| URL of This File | <BASE HREF="URL"> | (must be in header) | |
| N2.0 | Base Window Name | <BASE TARGET="***"> | (must be in header) |
| Relationship | <LINK REV="***" REL="***" HREF="URL"> | (must be in header) | |
| Meta Information | <META> | (must be in header) | |
| Style Sheets | <STYLE></STYLE> | (not yet widely supported) | |
| Scripts | <SCRIPT></SCRIPT> | (not yet widely supported) | |
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