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Structure Tags

<! - - . . . - - >
<html> . . . </html>
<head> . . . </head>
<body> . . . </body>
<isindex>
Creates a comment
Encloses the entire html document
Encloses the head of the html document
Encloses the body (text and tags) of the html document
Indicates the document is a gateway script that allows searches.

Headings and Titles

<h1> . . . </h1>
<h2> . . . </h2>
<h3> . . . </h3>
<h4> . . . </h4>
<h5> . . . </h5>
<h6> . . . </h6>
Headings 1 - 6

Paragraphs

<p> . . . </p> A plain paragraph. </p> is optional

Links

<a> . . . </a> Creates a link or anchor

HREF = " . . . " The URL of the document to be linked to this one.
NAME = " . . . " The name of the anchor.

Lists

<ol> . . . </ol>
<ul> . . . </ul>
<menu> . . . </menu>
<dir> . . . </dir>
<li>
<dl> . . . </dl>
<dt>
<dd>
An ordered (numbered) list
An unordered (bulleted) list
A menu list of items
A directory listing
A list item
A definition or glossary list
A definition term
The corresponding definition to a definition term

Character Formatting

<code> . . . </code>
<kbd> . . . </kbd>
<var> . . . </var>
<dfn> . . . </dfn>
<cite> . . . </cite>
<b> . . . </b>
<i> . . . </i>
<tt> . . . </tt>
Code sample (usually Courier)
Text to be typed (usually Courier)
A variable or placeholder for some other value
A definition of a term
A citation
Boldface text
Italic text
Typewriter font

Other Elements

<hr>
<br>
<blockquote> . . .
</blockquote>
<address> . . . </address>
<font> . . . </font>

<basefont>

A horizonal rule line
A line break
Used for long quotes or citations

Signatures or general information about a document's author
SIZE = " . . . " Changes the size of the font,
from 1 to 7, for the enclosed text.
SIZE = " . . . " The default size of the font, from 1 to 7

Images

<img> Inserts an inline image into the document

ismap This image is a clickable image map
src = ": . . . " The URL of the image
alt = " . . . " A text string displayed in browsers that
cannot support images
align = " . . . " Determines the alignment of
the given image
vspace = " . . . " The space between the image and the
text above or below it
hspace = " . . . " The space between the image and the
text to its left or right.

Forms

<form> . . . </form>









<input>



















<textarea> . . .
</textarea>





<option>

Indicates a form

action = " . . . " The URL of the script to process
this form input
method = " . . . " How the form input will be sent
to the script on the server side.
Possible values are get and post.
enctype = " . . . " Only one value right now:
application/x-www-form-urlencoded.

An input widget for a form

type = " . . . " The type for this input
widget. Possible values are checkbox, hidden,
radio, reset, submit, text, or image.
name = " . . . " The name of this item, as passed to the
gateway script as part of a name/value pair.
value = " . . . " For a text or hidden widget, the default
value; for a checkbox or radio button, the value to be
submitted with the form; for Reset or Submit buttons,
the label for the button itself.
src = " . . . " The source file for an image
checked For checkboxes and radio buttons,
indicates that the widget is checked
size = " . . . " The size, in characters, of a text widget
maxlength = " . . . " The maximum number of
characters that can be entered into a text widget
align = " . . . ". For images in forms, determines how the
text and image will align (same as with the <img> tag)

Indicates a multiline text entry widget

name = " . . . " The name to be passed to the gateway
script as part of the name/value pair
size = " . . . " The number of elements to display
multiple Allows multiple selections from the list

Indicates an item within a <select> widget

selected With this attribute included, the
<option> will be selected by default in the list
value = " . . . " The value to submit if this <option>
is selected when the form is submitted

Tables

<table> . . . </table>




<caption> . . . </caption>




<tr> . . . </tr>








<th> . . . </th>










<td> . . . </td>

Creates a table

border = " . . . " Indicates whether the table
should be drawn with or without a border

The caption for the table

align = " . . . " The position of the caption.
Possible values are top and bottom

A table row

align = " . . . " The horizontal alignment of the
contents of the cells within this row. Possible values
are left, right, center
valign = " . . . " The vertical alignment of the contents
of the cells within this row. Possible values are
top, middle, bottom, and baseline (Netscape only).

A table heading cell

align = " . . . " The horizontal alignment of the
contents of the cell
valign = " . . . " The vertical alignment of the
contents of the cell
rowspan = " . . . " The number of rows this cell will span
colspan = " . . . " The number of columns this cell will span
Do not automatically wrap the
contents of this cell.

Defines a table data cell

align = " . . . " The horizontal alignment of the
contents of the cell
valign = " . . . " Vertical alignment of the contents
of the cell
rowspan = " . . . " The number of rows this cell will span
colspan = " . . . " The number of columns this cell will span
Do not automatically wrap the contents
of this cell

 
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