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>  
Underline <U></U> (not widely implemented yet)
Strikeout <STRIKE></STRIKE> (not widely implemented yet)
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)
Blinking <BLINK></BLINK> .
Font Size <FONT SIZE=?></FONT> (ranges from 1-7)
Change Font Size <FONT SIZE="+|-?"></FONT>  
Base Font Size <BASEFONT SIZE=?> (from 1-7; default is 3)
Font Color <FONT COLOR="#$$$$$$"></FONT>  
Select Font <FONT FACE="***"></FONT>  
Multi-Column Text <MULTICOL COLS=?></MULTICOL>  
Column Gutter <MULTICOL GUTTER=?></MULTICOL> (default is 10 pixels)
Column Width <MULTICOL WIDTH=?></MULTICOL>  
Spacer <SPACER>  
Spacer Type <SPACER TYPE=horizontal| vertical|block>  
Spacer Size <SPACER SIZE=?>  
Spacer Dimensions <SPACER WIDTH=? HEIGHT=?>  
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)
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>  
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)
Low-Res Proxy <IMG SRC="URL" LOWSRC="URL">  
Client Pull <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="?; URL=URL">  
Embed Object <EMBED SRC="URL"> (insert object into page)
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)
Width Percent <HR WIDTH="%"> (as a percentage of page width)
Solid Line <HR NOSHADE> (without the 3D cutout look)
No Break <NOBR></NOBR> (prevents line breaks)
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)
Special Character &#?; (where ? is the ISO 8859-1 code)
< &lt;  
> &gt;  
& &amp;  
" &quot;  
Registered TM &reg;  
Copyright &copy;  
Non-Breaking Space &nbsp;  
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>  
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>  
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>

 
Table Cell <TD></TD> (must appear within table rows)
Alignment <TD ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER|MIDDLE| BOTTOM VALIGN=TOP|BOTTOM|MIDDLE>  
No linebreaks <TD NOWRAP>  
Columns to Span <TD COLSPAN=?>  
Rows to Span <TD ROWSPAN=?>  
Desired Width <TD WIDTH=?> (in pixels)
Width Percent <TD WIDTH="%"> (percentage of table)
Cell Color <TD BGCOLOR="#$$$$$$">  
Table Header <TH></TH> (same as data, except bold centered)
Alignment <TH ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER|MIDDLE| BOTTOM VALIGN=TOP|BOTTOM|MIDDLE>  
No Linebreaks <TH NOWRAP>  
Columns to Span <TH COLSPAN=?>  
Rows to Span <TH ROWSPAN=?>  
Desired Width <TH WIDTH=?> (in pixels)
Width Percent <TH WIDTH="%"> (percentage of table)
N3.0b Cell Color <TH BGCOLOR="#$$$$$$">  
Table Caption <CAPTION></CAPTION>  
Alignment <CAPTION ALIGN=TOP|BOTTOM> (above/below table)
FRAMES
Frame Document <FRAMESET></FRAMESET> (instead of <BODY>)
Row Heights <FRAMESET ROWS=,,,></FRAMESET> (pixels or %)
Row Heights <FRAMESET ROWS=*></FRAMESET> (* = relative size)
Column Widths <FRAMESET COLS=,,,></FRAMESET> (pixels or %)
Column Widths <FRAMESET COLS=*></FRAMESET> (* = relative size)
Border Width <FRAMESET BORDER=?>  
Borders <FRAMESET FRAMEBORDER="yes|no">  
Border Color <FRAMESET BORDERCOLOR="#$$$$$$">  
Define Frame <FRAME> (contents of an individual frame)
Display Document <FRAME SRC="URL">  
Frame Name <FRAME NAME="***"|_blank|_self| _parent|_top>  
Margin Width <FRAME MARGINWIDTH=?> (left and right margins)
Margin Height <FRAME MARGINHEIGHT=?> (top and bottom margins)
Scrollbar? <FRAME SCROLLING="YES|NO|AUTO">  
Not Resizable <FRAME NORESIZE>  
Borders <FRAME FRAMEBORDER="yes|no">  
Border Color <FRAME BORDERCOLOR="#$$$$$$">  
Unframed Content <NOFRAMES></NOFRAMES> (for non-frames browsers)
JAVA
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">  
HTML 4.0 Prologue <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//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)
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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