HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) Tags: GENERAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Document Type (beginning and end of file) Title (must be in header) Header (descriptive info, such as title) Body (bulk of the page) Body STRUCTURAL DEFINITION --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heading (the spec. defines 6 levels) Align Heading Division
Align Division
Block Quote
(usually indented) Emphasis (usually displayed as italic) Strong Emphasis (usually displayed as bold) Citation (usually italics) Code (for source code listings) Sample Output eyboard Input Variable Definition (not widely implemented) Author's Address
Large Font Size Small Font Size PRESENTATION FORMATTING --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bold Italic Underline (not widely implemented yet) Strikeout (not widely implemented yet) Strikeout (not widely implemented yet) Subscript Superscript Typewriter (displays in a monospaced font) Preformatted 
               (display text spacing as-is)
  Width             
       (in characters)
Center              
         (for both text and images)
Blinking                       (the most derided tag ever)
Font Size                 (ranges from 1-7)
Change Font Size    
Base Font Size               (from 1-7; default is 3)
Font Color          
Select Font         
Multi-Column        
  Column Gutter     
  Column Width      
Spacer              
  Spacer Type       
  Size              
  Dimensions        
  Alignment         


LINKS AND GRAPHICS
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Link Something              
  Link to Target                    (if in another document)
                                       (if in current document)
  Target Window     
Define Target        
Display Image          
  Alignment             
  Alignment         
  Alternate         *** (if image not displayed)
  Dimensions              (in pixels)
  Border                          (in pixels)
  Runaround Space        (in pixels)
  Low-Res Proxy         
  Imagemap                           (requires a script)
  Imagemap          
  Map                               (describes the map)
  Section            
  Client Pull       
  Embed Object                           (insert object into page)
    Object Size        


DIVIDERS
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Paragraph           
                (closing tag often unnecessary)
  Align Text        

Line Break          
                   (a single carriage return)
  Clear Textwrap    
   
Horizontal Rule     

  Alignment         

  Thickness         
           (in pixels)
  Width             
          (in pixels)
  Width Percent     
        (as a percentage of page width)
  Solid Line        
          (without the 3D cutout look)    
No Break                     (prevents line breaks)
Word Break                           (where to break a line if needed)  


LISTS
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Unordered List      
                 (
  •  before each list item)
  Compact           
      
  Bullet Type       
          (for the whole list)
                    
      •   (this & subsequent)
Ordered List        
                         (
      •  before each list item)
  Compact           
          
  Numbering Type    
                       (for the whole list)
                    
          1.            (this & subsequent)
Starting Number     
                                (for the whole list)
                   
            1.                    (this & subsequent)
Definition List     
                           (
              =term, 
              =definition)
  Compact          
              
Menu List           
            2.              (
            3.  before each list item)
  Compact          
Directory List      
            4.                (
            5.  before each list item)
  Compact          


BACKGROUNDS AND COLORS
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Tiled Bkground      
Bkground Color            (order is red/green/blue)
  Text Color       
  Link Color       
  Visited Link     
  Active Link      


SPECIAL CHARACTERS
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Special Character   &#?;            
<                   <
>                   >
&                   &  
"                   "
Registered TM       ®
Registered TM       ®
Copyright           ©
Copyright           ©
Non-Breaking Spc     


FORMS
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Define Form      
                    
  File Upload      
              
Field Name       
Field Value      
Checked?                   (checkboxes and radio boxes)     
Field Size                  (in characters)
Max Length             (in characters)
Selection List   
  Name of List     
  # of Options     
  Multiple Choice  
  Name of Box      
  Wrap Text        


TABLES
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Define Table     
              
  Table Border     
                     (either on or off)
  Table Border     
                   (you can set the value)
  Cell Spacing     
  Cell Padding     
              
  Desired Width    
                            (in pixels)
  Width Percent    
                            (percentage of page)
Table Row        
  Alignment        
Table Cell                             (must appear within table rows)
  Alignment                              (same as data, except bold centered)
  Alignment        
  Alignment        
              
No linebreaks    
  Columns to Span  
  Rows to Span     
  Desired Width                     (in pixels)
  Width Percent                   (percentage of table)
  Cell Color       
Table Header     
  No Linebreaks    
  Columns to Span  
  Rows to Span     
  Desired Width                     (in pixels)
  Width Percent                   (percentage of table)
  Cell Color       
Table Caption    
                 (above/below table)


FRAMES
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Frame Document                     (instead of )
  Row Heights             (pixels or %)
  Row Heights               (* = relative size)
  Column Widths           (pixels or %)
  Column Widths             (* = relative size)
  Borders          
  Border Width     
  Border Color     
Define Frame                                     (contents of an individual frame)
  Display Document 
  Frame Name       
  Margin Width                     (left and right margins)
  Margin Height                   (top and bottom margins)
  Scrollbar?       
  Not Resizable    
  Borders          
  Border Color     
  Unframed Content                 (for non-frames browsers)


JAVA
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Applet            
  File Name         
  Parameters        
  Location          
  Identifier                         (for references)
  Alt Text                            (for non-Java browsers) 
  Alignment         
  Size                         (in pixels) 
  Spacing                     (in pixels) 


MISCELLANEOUS
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Comment                                     (not displayed by the browser)   
Prologue         
Searchable                                     (indicates a searchable index)   
Prompt                            (text to prompt input)
Send Search                       (use a real question mark) 
URL of This File                       (must be in header)   
Base Window Name                     (must be in header)
Relationship       (in header)
Meta Information                                  (must be in header)
Style Sheets                             (not widely supported yet)
Scripts                                (not widely supported yet)


SYMBOLS USED
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URL         URL of an external file       (or just file name if in the same directory)
?           Arbitrary number              (i.e.  means 
              , 
              , 
              , etc.)
%           Arbitrary percentage          (i.e. 
               means 
              , etc.)
***         Arbitrary text                (i.e. ALT="***" means fill in with text)    
$$$$$$      Arbitrary hex                 (i.e. BGCOLOR="#$$$$$$" means BGCOLOR="#00FF1C", etc.)
,,,         Comma-delimited               (i.e. COORDS=",,," means COORDS="0,0,50,50", etc.)
|           Alternatives                  (i.e. ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER means pick one of these)