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This document provides definitions and descriptions of common HTML tags and their attributes. It lists over 50 different tags (such as <A>, <BODY>, <FORM>, <IMG>) and summarizes their purpose and most important attributes like HREF, SRC, NAME, etc. The document acts as a reference for basic HTML tags and syntax.
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Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology
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<A ...> Anchor HREF: URL you are linking to NAME: name a section of the page TARGET = "_blank" | "_paren" | "_!el"" | "_#p" | window name which winow the ocument shoul go in T$T%E: suggeste title for the ocument to !e opene #nCl&'k: script to run when the user clicks on this anchor #nM#(!eO)er: when the mouse is o"er the link #nM#(!eO(: when the mouse is no longer o"er the link ACCE**+EY <ADDRE**>
<APP ...>
<APP%ET ...> CODE: the applet to run CODE,A*E: path to the applet class -$DTH: with of the applet HE$GHT: height of the applet A%$GN = %EFT | R$GHT | TOP | M$DD%E | ,OTTOM | ,A*E%$NE alignment of applet to surrouning te#t .*PACE: "ertical space !etween applet an surrouning te#t H*PACE: hori$ontal space !etween applet an surrouning te#t ,ORDER: empty space surrouning the applet NAME: name of applet for reference !y other applets ARCH$.E: a compresse collection of applet components MAY*CR$PT: %f &a"a can use &a"a'cript <AREA ...> HREF: URL you are linking to A%T: alternate te#t if the image isn(t isplaye *HAPE = RECT | C$RC%E | PO%Y | DEFA/%T what shape is this area) COORD*: coorinates for the link area shape T$T%E: 'hort escription of the area * Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology TARGET: what frame to go to NOHREF: this area is not a link #nCl&'k: script action when the user clicks this area #nM#(!eO)er #nM#(!eO( <,> +ol <,A*E ...> +ase Aress HREF: efault aress for hyperte#t links TARGET = "_blank" | "_paren" | "_!el"" | "_#p" | frame name efault winow for linke ocuments <,A*EFONT ...> *$0E CO%OR FACE <,G*O/ND ...> *RC: URL of the soun %OOP = $NF$N$TE | number of loops how many times to play the soun <,$G>
<,%$N+>
<,%OC+1/OTE ...> +lock ,uote <,ODY ...> ,GCO%OR: !ackgroun color of the page ,AC+GRO/ND: !ackgroun picture for the page TE2T: color of the te#t on the page %$N+: color of links that ha"en(t !een followe yet .%$N+: color of links that ha"e !een followe A%$N+: color of links while you are clicking on them ,GPROPERT$E* = F$2ED if the !ackgroun image shoul not scroll TOPMARG$N: si$e of top an !ottom margins %EFTMARG$N: si$e of left an right margins MARG$NHE$GHT: si$e of top an !ottom margins MARG$N-$DTH: si$e of left an right margins #n%#a3: 'cript to run once the page is fully loae #n/nl#a3 #nF#'(! #n,l(r - Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology *TY%E*RC: M' .ront/age e#tension *CRO%% = YE* | NO %f the ocument shoul ha"e a scroll !ar <,R ...> Line +reak C%EAR = %EFT | R$GHT | A%% | ,OTH go past a picture or other o!0ect <,/TTON ...> TYPE = ,/TTON | */,M$T | RE*ET what type of !utton is this #nCl&'k: script to run when the user clicks here NAME: name of this !utton element .A%/E: the "alue sent with the form D$*A,%ED: isa!le this !utton ACCE**+EY: shortcut key for this !utton TA,$NDE2: ta! orer <CAPT$ON ...> A%$GN = TOP | ,OTTOM | %EFT | R$GHT alignment of caption to ta!le .A%$GN = TOP | ,OTTOM if caption shoul !e a!o"e or !elow ta!le <CENTER ...>
<C$TE> Citation <CODE>
<CO% ...> Column *PAN: how many columns this affects A%$GN = %EFT | CENTER | R$GHT | 4/*T$FY hori$ontal alignment -$DTH: with of the column ,GCO%OR: !ackgroun color of the column <CO%GRO/P ...> Column 1roup *PAN: how many columns this affects A%$GN: alignment of cell contents -$DTH: 2ith of the column group <COMMENT>
<DD> 3efinition 3escription <DE%> 3elete <DFN> 3efinition <D$R ...> 3irectory List <D$. ...> A%$GN = %EFT | CENTER | R$GHT | 4/*T$FY 4 Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology te#t alignment <D% ...> 3efinition List COMPACT: take up less space <DT> 3efinition Term <EM> 5mphasis <EM,ED ...> *RC: URL of resource to !e em!ee -$DTH: with of area in which to show resource HE$GHT: height of area in which to show resource A%$GN = A,*,OTTOM | A,*M$DD%E | M$DD%E | TE2TTOP | R$GHT | %EFT | ,A*E%$NE | CENTER | ,OTTOM | TOP how te#t shoul flow aroun the picture NAME: name of the em!ee o!0ect P%/G$N*PAGE: where to get the plugin software P%/G$N/R%: where to get the &AR archi"e for automatic installation H$DDEN = FA%*E | TR/E if the o!0ect is "isi!le or not HREF: make this o!0ect a link TARGET: frame to link to A/TO*TART = TR/E | FA%*E if the soun6mo"ie shoul start automatically %OOP = TR/E | FA%*E | # of loops how many times to play the soun6mo"ie P%AYCO/NT: how many times to play the soun6mo"ie .O%/ME: how lou to play the soun CONTRO%* = .O%/ME%E.ER | *TOP,/TTON | PA/*E,/TTON | P%AY,/TTON | *MA%%CON*O%E | CON*O%E which soun control to isplay CONTRO%%ER = TR/E | FA%*E if controls shoul !e isplaye MA*TER*O/ND: inicates the o!0ect in a soun group with the soun to use *TARTT$ME: how far into the soun to start an stop ENDT$ME: when to finish playing <F$E%D*ET>
<FONT ...> *$0E: si$e of the font CO%OR: color of the te#t 7 Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology FACE: set the typestyle for te#t PO$NT-*$0E -E$GHT <FORM ...> ACT$ON: URL of the C1% program METHOD = GET | PO*T how to transfer the ata to the C1% NAME: name of this form ENCTYPE = "5(l&par6"#r5-3aa" | "appl&'a&#n67-888- "#r5-(rlen'#3e3" | "e76pla&n" what type of form this is TARGET = "_blank" | "_paren" | "_!el"" | "_#p" | frame name what frames to put the results in #n*(b5&: script to run !efore the form is su!mitte #nRe!e: script to run !efore the form is reset <FRAME ...> *RC: what file to put in the frame NAME: the name of the frame *CRO%%$NG = YE* | NO | A/TO shoul the frame ha"e a scroll!ar) NORE*$0E: on(t let the user make the frame !igger or smaller FRAME,ORDER = YE* | 9 | NO | : shoul this frame ha"e a !orer) ,ORDERCO%OR: color of the surrouning !orer MARG$N-$DTH: the internal left an right margins for the frame MARG$NHE$GHT: the internal top an !ottom margins for the frame <FRAME*ET ...> CO%*: how many cols in the frameset RO-*: how many rows in the frameset FRAME,ORDER = YE* | 9 | NO | : if the frames shoul ha"e !orers FRAME*PAC$NG: space !etween the frames ,ORDER: space !etween frames ,ORDERCO%OR: color of frame !orers <H; ...> Heaers<H9 ...>8 <H< ...>8 <H= ...>8 <H> ...>8 <H? ...>8 <H@ ...> A%$GN = %EFT | R$GHT | CENTER | 4/*T$FY alignment 9 Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology <HEAD>
<HR ...> Hori$ontal Rule NO*HADE: on(t use shaow effect *$0E: height -$DTH: hori$ontal with of the line A%$GN = %EFT | R$GHT | CENTER hori$ontal alignment of the line CO%OR: color of the line <HTM%>
<HTM%P%/* ...>
<HYPE>
<$> %talics <$FRAME ...> %nline .rame *RC: URL of the ocument to go in the frame HE$GHT: height of the inline frame -$DTH: with of the inline frame NAME: name of this inline frame %ONGDE*C: URL of a long escription of the contents of the frame FRAME,ORDER = 9 | : if the frame shoul ha"e a !orer aroun it MARG$N-$DTH: internal left6right margin for the frame MARG$NHE$GHT: internal top6!ottom margin for the frame *CRO%%$NG = YE* | NO | A/TO if the frame shoul ha"e scroll !ars A%$GN = %EFT | R$GHT | TOP | TE2TTOP | M$DD%E | A,*M$DD%E | CENTER | ,OTTOM | A,*,OTTOM | ,A*E%$NE alignment of the frame o!0ect to te#t aroun it .*PACE: space a!o"e an !elow the frame H*PACE: space to the left an right of the frame <$MG ...> %mage *RC: where to get the picture A%T: te#t to show if you on(t show the picture NAME %ONGDE*C: URL of a long escription of the image -$DTH: how wie is the picture HE$GHT: how tall is the picture : Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology A%$GN = %EFT | R$GHT | TOP | TE2TTOP | M$DD%E | A,*M$DD%E | ,OTTOM | A,*,OTTOM | ,A*E%$NE how te#t shoul flow aroun the picture ,ORDER: !orer aroun the picture H*PACE: hori$ontal istance !etween the picture an the te#t .*PACE: "ertical istance !etween the picture an the te#t $*MAP: is this a clicka!le map) /*EMAP: name of the map efinition %O-*RC: a "ersion of the picture that isn(t such a !ig file NAT/RA%*$0EF%AG: meaningless NO*A.E: meaningless DYN*RC: play a mo"ie file CONTRO%*: show the !uttons which control the mo"ie %OOP = $NF$N$TE | -9 | # of loops how many times to loop the mo"ie *TART = F$%EOPEN | MO/*EO.ER when to start playing the mo"ie #n%#a3: script to runs after the image is ownloae */PPRE** = TR/E | FA%*E 3on(t show icons of images that ha"en(t ownloae yet <$NP/T ...> TYPE = TE2T | CHEC+,O2 | RAD$O | PA**-ORD | H$DDEN | */,M$T | RE*ET | ,/TTON | F$%E | $MAGE what type of fiel NAME: name of this form fiel .A%/E: initial or only "alue of this fiel *$0E: how wie the te#t fiel shoul !e MA2%ENGTH: ma#imum num!er of characters CHEC+ED: check this check!o# or raio !utton ,ORDER: !orer aroun image *RC: URL of image A%T: te#t to show if you on(t show the picture %O-*RC: a "ersion of the picture that isn(t such a !ig file -$DTH: with of image HE$GHT: height of image ; Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology A%$GN = %EFT | R$GHT | TOP | TE2TTOP | M$DD%E | A,*M$DD%E | CENTER | ,OTTOM | A,*,OTTOM | ,A*E%$NE how te#t shoul flow aroun the picture .*PACE: "ertical istance !etween the picture an the te#t H*PACE: hori$ontal istance !etween the picture an the te#t READON%Y: the "alue of this fiel cannot !e change D$*A,%ED: on(t let the user o anything with this fiel ACCE**+EY TA,$NDE2: ta! orer %ANG/AGE = "4a)a*'r&p" | "4a)a*'r&p9.9" | "4*CR$PT" | ".,*'r&p" | ".,*" | other language scripting language to use #nCl&'k: when the user clicks here #nCAanBe: when this fiel is change #nF#'(!: when this fiel gets the focus #n,l(r: when this fiel loses the focus #n+eCPre!!: script to run when a key is presse #n+eC/p: script for when a key goes up while the fiel has the focus #n+eCD#8n: script for when a key goes own while the fiel has the focus A/TOCOMP%ETE = ON | OFF %f the !rowser shoul use autocompletion for the fiel <$N*> %nserte<DE%> <$*$NDE2 ...> PROMPT: prompt string to show !efore the te#t entry area ACT$ON: the C1% to call <+,D> <ey!oar <%A,E% ...> FOR: form element for which this is a la!el <%EGEND ...> A%$GN = R$GHT | CENTER | %EFT <%$ ...> List %tem TYPE = D$*C | C$RC%E | *1/ARE | 9 | A | a | $ | & type of !ullet or numeral .A%/E: where to continue counting <%$N+ ...> RE%: relationship to this page RE.: re"erse relationship to this page HREF: URL of relate ocument = Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology T$T%E: suggeste title MED$A = *CREEN | PR$NT | PRO4ECT$ON | A/RA% | ,RA$%%E | A%% | other media 2hat meia type the link applies to TYPE: M%M5 type of linke resource <%$*T$NG>
<MAP ...> NAME: name of this map <MAR1/EE ...> -$DTH: how wie the mar>uee is HE$GHT: how tall the mar>uee is D$RECT$ON = %EFT | R$GHT which irection the mar>uee shoul scroll ,EHA.$OR = *CRO%% | *%$DE | A%TERNATE what type of scrolling *CRO%%DE%AY: how long to elay !etween each 0ump *CRO%%AMO/NT: how far to 0ump %OOP = $NF$N$TE | number of loops how many times to loop ,GCO%OR: !ackgroun color H*PACE: hori$ontal space aroun the mar>uee .*PACE: "ertical space aroun the mar>uee <MEN/ ...>
<META ...> NAME = +EY-ORD* | DE*CR$PT$ON | REFRE*H | many others The pupose of this M5TA tag HTTP-E1/$.: ?ame of the preten HTT/ heaer CONTENT: Metainformation content <M/%T$CO% ...> CO%*: how many columns G/TTER: space !etween columns -$DTH: with of a single column <NO,R> ?o +reak <NOEM,ED>
<NOFRAME*>
<NO*CR$PT>
<O% ...> @rere List TYPE = 9 | A | a | $ | & type of numerals A Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology *TART: where to start counting <OPT$ON ...> .A%/E: what(s the "alue if this option is chosen *E%ECTED: this option is selecte !y efault <P ...> /aragraph A%$GN = %EFT | CENTER | R$GHT | 4/*T$FY alignment of te#t within the paragraph C%EAR = %EFT | R$GHT | A%% | ,OTH mo"e past picture an other o!0ects <PARAM ...> /arameter NAME: name of the parameter .A%/E: "alue of the parameter <P%A$NTE2T>
<PRE ...> /reformatte Te#t <*> 'trikeout <*AMP> 'ample <*CR$PT ...> TYPE = "e76Da)a!'r&p" | "e76)b!'r&p" | other scripting language 2hich scripting language to use *RC: 5#ternal source for script DEFER: Continue loaing page while ownloaing script %ANG/AGE = 4A.A*CR$PT | %$.E*CR$PT | .,*CR$PT | other 3eprecate inicator of language FOR: o!0ect for which this script is an e"ent hanler E.ENT: the e"ent this script hanles <*E%ECT ...> NAME: name of this form element M/%T$P%E: allow more than one choice *$0E: how many options to show READON%Y: on(t let the user change the "alue of this fiel D$*A,%ED: on(t let the user o anything with this fiel %ANG/AGE = "4a)a*'r&p" | "4a)a*'r&p9.9" | ".,*'r&p" | other language scripting language to use #nCAanBe: what to o when a new option is selecte TA,$NDE2: ta! orer #nF#'(!: script to run when this fiel gets the focus #n,l(r: script to run when this fiel loses the focus *B Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology <*MA%%>
<*O/ND ...>
<*PACER ...> TYPE = HOR$0ONTA% | .ERT$CA% | ,%OC+ what type of space is this A%$GN = %EFT | R$GHT align left or right *$0E: how tall or wie -$DTH: how wie HE$GHT: how tall <*PAN ...>
<*TR$+E> 'trikeout<*> <*TRONG>
<*TY%E ...> TYPE: style language MED$A: type of meia this syle applies to <*/,> 'u!script <*/P> 'uperscript <TA,%E ...> ,ORDER: si$e of !orer aroun the ta!le CE%%PADD$NG: space !etween the ege of a cell an the contents CE%%*PAC$NG: space !etween cells -$DTH: with of the ta!le as a whole ,GCO%OR: color of the !ackgroun ,AC+GRO/ND: picture to use as !ackgroun A%$GN = %EFT | R$GHT alignment of ta!le to surrouning te#t H*PACE: hori$ontal space !etween ta!le an surrouning te#t .*PACE: "ertical space !etween ta!le an surrouning te#t HE$GHT: height of the ta!le as a whole FRAME = .O$D | ,O2 | ,ORDER | A,O.E | ,E%O- | %H* | RH* | H*$DE* | .*$DE* parts of outsie !orer that are "isi!le R/%E* = NONE | A%% | CO%* | RO-* | GRO/P* if there shoul !e internal !orers ,ORDERCO%OR: color of !orer aroun the ta!le ,ORDERCO%OR%$GHT: color of ClightC part of !orer aroun the ta!le ** Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology ,ORDERCO%ORDAR+: color of CarkC part of !orer aroun the ta!le */MMARY: 'ummary of the purpose of the ta!le <T,ODY ...> Ta!le +oy 'ection <TD ...> Ta!le 3ata A%$GN = %EFT | CENTER | M$DD%E | R$GHT hori$ontal alignment of cell contents .A%$GN = TOP | M$DD%E | CENTER | ,OTTOM | ,A*E%$NE "ertical alignment of cell contents -$DTH: with of cell HE$GHT: height of cell CO%*PAN: num!er of columns to co"er RO-*PAN: num!er of rows to co"er NO-RAP: on(t wor wrap ,GCO%OR: color of the !ackgroun ,ORDERCO%OR: color of !orer aroun the ta!le ,ORDERCO%ORDAR+: color of CarkC part of !orer aroun the ta!le ,ORDERCO%OR%$GHT: color of ClightC part of !orer aroun the ta!le ,AC+GRO/ND: picture to use as !ackgroun <TE2TAREA ...> NAME: name of this form fiel CO%*: how many characters wie RO-*: how many rows -RAP = *OFT | HARD | OFF how to wrap the te#t READON%Y: on(t let the user change the contents of the fiel D$*A,%ED: on(t let the user o anything with this fiel TA,$NDE2: ta! orer %ANG/AGE = "4a)a*'r&p" | "4a)a*'r&p9.9" | ".,*'r&p" | other language scripting language #nCAanBe: 'cript to run when the user has change the te#tarea #n+eCPre!!: script to run when a key is presse <TFOOT ...> Ta!le .ooter 'ection <TH ...> Ta!le Heaer <THEAD ...> Ta!le Heaer 'ection<T,ODY ...>8 <TFOOT ...>
*- Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology <T$T%E>
<TR ...> Ta!le Row A%$GN = %EFT | CENTER | R$GHT hori$ontal alignment of cell contents HA%$GN = %EFT | CENTER | R$GHT .A%$GN = TOP | M$DD%E | ,OTTOM | ,A*E%$NE "ertical alignment of cell contents ,GCO%OR: !ackgroun color ,AC+GRO/ND: !ackgroun image ,ORDERCO%OR: color of !orer aroun each cell ,ORDERCO%OR%$GHT: color of ClightC part of !orer aroun each cell ,ORDERCO%ORDAR+: color of CarkC part of !orer aroun each cell <TT> Teletype </> Unerline </% ...> Unorere List TYPE = D$*C | C$RC%E | *1/ARE type of !ullets <.AR> Daria!le <-,R>