HTML Basic Tags Cheats
HTML Basic Tags Cheats
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HTML CHEATS
Basic Tags
<html></html> <head></head>
Creates an HTML document Sets off the title and other information that isnt displayed on the web Sets off the visible portion of the document
page itself
<body></body>
Body Attributes
<body bgcolor=pink> <body text=black> <body link=blue>
Sets the color of links, using name or hex value Sets the color of followed links, using name or hex value Sets the color of links on click Disallows
Creates bold text Creates italic text Creates teletype, or typewriter-style text Creates a citation, usually italic
<tt></tt>
<cite></cite> <em></em>
Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold) Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold) Sets size of font, from 1 to 7
<strong></strong>
<font size=3></font>
Links
<a href=URL></a>
<a href=mailto:EMAIL></a>
Creates a target location within a document Links to that target location from elsewhere in the document
<a href=#NAME></a>
Formatting
<p></p>
Creates a new paragraph Aligns a paragraph to the left (default), right, or center.
Precedes each definition term Precedes each definition Creates a numbered list Creates a bulleted list
Precedes each list item, and adds a number or symbol depending upon the type of list selected
<div align=left>
A generic tag used to format large blocks of HTML, also used for
stylesheets
<img src=name>
middle
<img src=name border=1> <hr />
Inserts a horizontal rule Sets size (height) of rule Sets width of rule, in percentage or absolute value
Tables
<table></table> <tr></tr> <td></td> <th></th>
Creates a table
Sets off each row in a table Sets off each cell in a row Sets off the table header (a normal cell with bold, centered text)
Table Attributes
<table border=1>
Sets width of border around table cells Sets amount of space between table cells Sets amount of space between a cells border and its Sets width of table, in pixels or as a percentage of Sets alignment for cell(s) (left, center, or Sets vertical alignment for cell(s) (top,
contents
<table width=500 or 80%>
document width
<tr align=left> or <td align=left>
right)
<tr valign=top> or <td valign=top>
middle, or bottom)
<td colspan=2> <td rowspan=4> <td nowrap>
Sets number of columns a cell should span (default=1) Sets number of rows a cell should span (default=1)
Frames
<frameset></frameset>
Replaces the <body> tag in a frames document; can also be Defines the rows within a frameset, using number in Defines the columns within a frameset, using number
Defines a single frame or region within a frameset Defines what will appear on browsers that dont support
<noframes></noframes>
frames
Specifies which HTML document should be displayed Names the frame, or region, so it may be targeted by other frames Defines the left and right margins for the frame; must be Defines the top and bottom margins for the frame;
<frame name=name>
<frame marginwidth=value>
must be equal to or greater than 1 Sets whether the frame has a scrollbar; value may equal yes, no, or auto. The default, as in ordinary documents, is auto.
<frame scrolling=value> <frame noresize=noresize>
Forms For functional forms, youll have to run a script. The HTML just creates the appearance of a form.
<form></form>
Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items visible before you need to scroll.
<select multiple name=NAME size=?></select> <option>
Creates a checkbox. Text follows tag. Creates a radio button. Text follows
tag
<input type=text name=NAME size=20>
length, in characters.
<input type=submit value=NAME>
<button type=submit>Submit</button>
Creates a Submit