| Basic Tags - - - - - - - - - - | |
| <html></html> | Creates an HTML document |
| <head></head> | Sets off the title and other info that isn't displayed on the page |
| <body></body> | Sets off the visible portion of the document |
| Header Tags - - - - - - - - - - | |
| <title></title> | Puts the name of the document in the title bar |
| Body Attributes - - - - - - - - - - | |
| <body bgcolor=?> | Sets the background color, using name or hex value |
| <body text=?> | Sets the text color, using name or hex value |
| <body link=?> | Sets the color of links, using name or hex value |
| <body vlink=?> | Sets the color of followed links, using name or hex value |
| <body alink=?> | Sets the color of links on click |
| Text tags - - - - - - - - - - | |
| <pre></pre> | Creates preformatted text |
| <h1></h1> | Creates the largest headline |
| <h6></h6> | Creates the smallest headline |
| <b></b> | Creates bold text |
| <i></i> | Creates italic text |
| <font size=?></font> | Sets size of font, from 1 to 7 |
| <font color=?></font> | Sets font color, using name or hex value |
| Links - - - - - - - - - - | |
| <a href="URL"></a> | Creates a hyperlink |
| <a href="mailto:EMAIL"></a> | Creates a mailto link |
| <a name="NAME"></a> | Creates a target location within a document |
| <a href="#NAME"></a> | Links to that target location from elsewhere in the document |
| Formatting - - - - - - - - - - | |
| <p> | Creates a new paragraph |
| <p align=?> | Aligns a paragraph to the left, right, or center |
| <br> | Inserts a line break |
| <blockquote></blockquote> | Indents text from both sides |
| <dl></dl> | Creates a definition list |
| <dt> | Precedes each definition term |
| <dd> | Precedes each definition |
| <ol></ol> | Creates a numbered list |
| <li> | Precedes each list item, and adds a number |
| <ul></ul> | Creates a bulleted list |
| <li> | Precedes each list item, and adds the bullet |
| Graphical Elements - - - - - - - - - - | |
| <img src="name"> | Adds an image |
| <img src="name" align=?> | Aligns an image: left, right, center; bottom, top, middle |
| <img src="name" border=?> | Sets size of border around an image |
| <hr> | Inserts a horizontal rule |
| <hr size=?> | Sets size (height) of rule |
| <hr width=?> | Sets width of rule, in percentage or absolute value |
| <hr noshade> | Creates a rule without a shadow |
| Tables - - - - - - - - - - | |
| <table></table> | Creates a table |
| <tr></tr> | Sets off each row in a table |
| <td></td> | Sets off each cell in a row |
| <th></th> | Sets off the
table header (a normal cell with bold, centered text)
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| Table Attributes - - - - - - - - - - | |
| <table border=#> | Sets width of border around table cells |
| <table cellspacing=#> | Sets amount of space between table cells |
| <table cellpadding=#> | Sets amount of space between a cell's border and its contents |
| <table width=# or %> | Sets width of table - in pixels or as a percentage of document width |
| <tr align=?> or <td align=?> | Sets alignment for cell(s) (left, center, or right) |
| <tr valign=?> or <td valign=?> | Sets vertical alignment for cell(s) (top, middle, or bottom) |
| <td colspan=#> | Sets number of columns a cell should span (default=1) |
| <td rowspan=#> | Sets number of rows a cell should span (default=1) |
| <td nowrap> | Prevents the lines within a cell from being broken to fit |
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