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Basic Tags
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<html></html>
Creates an HTML document
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<head></head>
Sets off the title and other information that isn't displayed on the Web page
itself
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<body></body>
Sets off the visible portion of the document
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Header Tags
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<title></title>
Puts the name of the document in the title bar
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Body Attributes
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<body bgcolor=?>
Sets the background color, using name or hex value
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<body text=?>
Sets the text color, using name or hex value
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<body link=?>
Sets the color of links, using name or hex value
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<body vlink=?>
Sets the color of followed links, using name or hex value
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<body alink=?>
Sets the color of links on click
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Text Tags
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<pre></pre>
Creates preformatted text
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<hl></hl>
Creates the largest headline
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<h6></h6>
Creates the smallest headline
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<b></b>
Creates bold text
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<i></i>
Creates italic text
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<tt></tt>
Creates teletype, or typewriter-style text
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<cite></cite>
Creates a citation, usually italic
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<em></em>
Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold)
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<strong></strong>
Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold)
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<font size=?></font>
Sets size of font, from 1 to 7)
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<font color=?></font>
Sets font color, using name or hex value
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Links
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<a href="URL"></a>
Creates a hyperlink
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<a href="mailto:EMAIL"></a>
Creates a mailto link
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<a name="NAME"></a>
Creates a target location within a document
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<a href="#NAME"></a>
Links to that target location from elsewhere in the document
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Formatting
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<p></p>
Creates a new paragraph
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<p align=?>
Aligns a paragraph to the left, right, or center
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<br>
Inserts a line break
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<blockquote>
</blockquote>
Indents text from both sides
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<dl></dl>
Creates a definition list
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<dt>
Precedes each definition term
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<dd>
Precedes each definition
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<ol></ol>
Creates a numbered list
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<li></li>
Precedes each list item, and adds a number
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<ul></ul>
Creates a bulleted list
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<div align=?>
A generic tag used to format large blocks of HTML, also used for stylesheets
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Graphical Elements
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<img src="name">
Adds an image
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<img src="name" align=?>
Aligns an image: left, right, center; bottom, top, middle
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<img src="name" border=?>
Sets size of border around an image
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<hr>
Inserts a horizontal rule
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<hr size=?>
Sets size (height) of rule
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<hr width=?>
Sets width of rule, in percentage or absolute value
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<hr noshade>
Creates a rule without a shadow
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</TD< tr>
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Tables
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<table></table>
Creates a table
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<tr></tr>
Sets off each row in a table
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<td></td>
Sets off each cell in a row
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<th></th>
Sets off the table header (a normal cell with bold, centered text)
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Table Attributes
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<table border=#>
Sets width of border around table cells
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<table cellspacing=#>
Sets amount of space between table cells
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<table cellpadding=#>
Sets amount of space between a cell's border and its contents
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<table width=# or %>
Sets width of table — in pixels or as a percentage of document width
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<tr align=?> or <td align=?>
Sets alignment for cell(s) (left, center, or right)
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<tr valign=?> or <td valign=?>
Sets vertical alignment for cell(s) (top, middle, or bottom)
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<td colspan=#>
Sets number of columns a cell should span
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<td rowspan=#>
Sets number of rows a cell should span (default=1)
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<td nowrap>
Prevents the lines within a cell from being broken to fit
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Frames
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<frameset></frameset>
Replaces the <body> tag in a frames document; can also be nested in
other framesets
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<frameset rows="value,value">
Defines the rows within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of
w idth
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<frameset cols="value,value">
Defines the columns within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of
width
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<frame>
Defines a single frame — or region — within a frameset
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<noframes></noframes>
Defines what will appear on browsers that don't support frames
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Frames Attributes
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<frame src="URL">
Specifies which HTML document should be displayed
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<frame name="name">
Names the frame, or region, so it may be targeted by other frames
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<frame marginwidth=#>
Defines the left and right margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater
than 1
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<frame marginheight=#>
Defines the top and bottom margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater
than 1
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<frame scrolling=VALUE>
Sets whether the frame has a scrollbar; value may equal "yes,"
"no," or "auto." The default, as in ordinary documents,
is auto.
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<frame noresize>
Prevents the user from resizing a frame
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Forms
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For
functional forms, you'll have to run a CGI script.
The HTML just creates the appearance of a form.
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<form></form>
Creates all forms
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<select multiple name="NAME" size=?></select>
Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items visible before
you need to scroll.
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<option>
Sets off each menu item
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<select name="NAME"></select>
Creates a pulldown menu
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<option>
Sets off each menu item
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<textarea name="NAME" cols=40
rows=8></textarea>
Creates a text box area. Columns set the width; rows set the height.
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<input type="checkbox" name="NAME">
Creates a checkbox. Text follows tag.
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<input type="radio" name="NAME"
value="x">
Creates a radio button. Text follows tag
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<input type=text name="foo" size=20>
Creates a one-line text area. Size sets length, in characters.
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<input type="submit" value="NAME">
Creates a Submit button
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<input type="image" border=0
name="NAME" src="name.gif">
Creates a Submit button using an image
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<input type="reset"> Creates a Reset button
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