HTML Tags Chart
To use any of the following HTML tags, simply select the HTML code you’d like and copy and paste it into your web page.
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<a – |
anchor |
<a href=“http://www.domain.com/”> Visit Our Site</a> |
Visit Our Site (Tip) |
<b> |
bold |
<b>Example</b> |
Example |
<big> |
big (text) |
<big>Example</big> |
Example (Tip) |
<body> |
body of HTML documen t |
<body>The content of your HTML page</body> |
Contents of your web page (Tip) |
<br> |
line break |
The contents of your page<br>The contents of your page |
The contents of your web page The contents of your web page |
<center> |
center |
<center>This will center your contents</center> |
This will center your contents |
<dd> |
definition descripti on |
<dl> <dt>Definition Term</dt> <dd>Definition of the term</dd> <dt>Definition Term</dt> <dd>Definition of the term</dd> </dl> |
Definition Term Definition of the term Definition Term Definition of the term |
<dl> |
definition list |
<dl> <dt>Definition Term</dt> <dd>Definition of the term</dd> <dt>Definition Term</dt> <dd>Definition of the term</dd> </dl> |
Definition Term Definition of the term Definition Term Definition of the term |
<dt> |
definition term |
<dl> <dt>Definition Term</dt> <dd>Definition of the term</dd> <dt>Definition Term</dt> <dd>Definition of the term</dd> </dl> |
Definition Term Definition of the term Definition Term Definition of the term |
<em> |
emphasis |
This is an <em>Example</em> of using the emphasis tag |
This is an Example of using the emphasis tag |
<embed> |
embed object |
<embed src=”yourfile.mid” width=”100%” height=”60″ align=”center”> |
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<embed> |
embed object |
<embed src=”yourfile.mid” autostart=”true” hidden=”false” loop=”false”> <noembed><bgsound src=”yourfile.mid” loop=”1″></noembed> |
Music will begin playing when your page is loaded and will only play one time. A control panel will be displayed to enable your visitors to stop the music. |
<font> |
font |
<font face=”Times New Roman”>Example</font> |
Example (Tip) |
<font> |
font |
<font face=”Times New Roman” size=”4″>Example</font> |
Example (Tip) |
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<font> |
font |
<font face=”Times New Roman” size=”+3″ color=”#ff0000″>Example</font> |
Example |
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<form> |
form |
<form action=”mailto:you@yourdomain.com “> Name: <input name=”Name” value=”” size=”10″><br> Email: <input name=”Email” value=”” size=”10″><br> <center><input type=”submit”></center> </form> |
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Name: Email: |
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Submit |
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<h1> <h2> <h3> <h4> <h5> <h6> |
heading 1 heading 2 heading 3 heading 4 heading 5 heading 6 |
<h1>Heading 1 Example</h1> <h2>Heading 2 Example</h2> <h3>Heading 3 Example</h3> <h4>Heading 4 Example</h4> <h5>Heading 5 Example</h5> <h6>Heading 6 Example</h6> |
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<head> |
heading of HTML documen t |
<head>Contains elements describing the document</head> |
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<hr> |
horizonta l rule |
<hr /> |
Contents of your web page (Tip)
Contents of your web page |
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<hr> |
horizonta l rule |
<hr width=”50%” size=”3″ /> |
Contents of your web page
Contents of your web page |
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<hr> |
horizonta l rule |
<hr width=”50%” size=”3″ noshade /> |
Contents of your web page
Contents of your web page |
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<hr> (Internet Explorer) |
horizonta l rule |
<hr width=”75%” color=”#ff0000” size=”4″ /> |
Contents of your web page
Contents of your web page |
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<hr> (Internet Explorer) |
horizonta l rule |
<hr width=”25%” color=”#6699ff” size=”6″ /> |
Contents of your web page
Contents of your web page |
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<html> |
hypertext markup language |
<html> <head> <meta> <title>Title of your web page</title> </head> <body>HTML web page contents </body> </html> |
Contents of your web page |
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<i> |
italic |
<i>Example</i> |
Example |
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<img> |
image |
<img src=”Earth.gif” width=”41″ height=”41″ border=”0″ alt=”text describing the image” /> |
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<input> |
input field |
Example 1: <form method=post action=”/cgi- bin/example.cgi”> <input type=”text” size=”10″ maxlength=”30″> <input type=”Submit” value=”Submit”> </form> |
Example 1: (Tip)
Submit |
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<input> (Internet Explorer) |
input field |
Example 2:
<form method=post action=”/cgi- bin/example.cgi”> <input type=”text” style=”color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; font- size: 12px; background-color: #72a4d2;” size=”10″ maxlength=”30″> <input type=”Submit” value=”Submit”> </form> |
Example 2: (Tip)
Submit |
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<input> |
input field |
Example 3:
<form method=post action=”/cgi- bin/example.cgi”> <table border=”0″ cellspacing=”0″ cellpadding=”2″><tr><td bgcolor=”#8463ff”><input type=”text” size=”10″ maxlength=”30″></td><td bgcolor=”#8463ff” valign=”Middle”> <input type=”image” name=”submit” src=”yourimage.gif”></td></tr> </table> </form> |
Example 3: (Tip) |
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<input> |
input field |
Example 4: <form method=post action=”/cgi- bin/example.cgi”> Enter Your Comments:<br> <textarea wrap=”virtual” name=”Comments” rows=3 cols=20 maxlength=100></textarea><br> <input type=”Submit” value=”Submit”> <input type=”Reset” value=”Clear”> </form> |
Example 4: (Tip) |
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<input> |
input field |
Example 5: <form method=post action=”/cgi- bin/example.cgi”> <center> Select an option: <select> <option >option 1</option> <option selected>option 2</option> <option>option 3</option> <option>option 4</option> <option>option 5</option> <option>option 6</option> </select><br> <input type=”Submit” value=”Submit”></center> </form> |
Example 5: Tip)
Select an option: option 2 Submit |
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<input> |
input field |
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Example 6: (Tip) |
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<form method=post action=”/cgi- bin/example.cgi”> Select an option:<br> <input type=”radio” name=”option”> Option 1 <input type=”radio” name=”option” checked> Option 2 <input type=”radio” name=”option”> Option 3 <br> <br> Select an option:<br> <input type=”checkbox” name=”selection”> Selection 1 <input type=”checkbox” name=”selection” checked> Selection 2 <input type=”checkbox” name=”selection”> Selection 3 <input type=”Submit” value=”Submit”> </form> |
Select an option: Option 1 Option 2
Option 3 Select an option:
Selection 1
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Example 1: (Tip) |
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<menu> <li type=”disc”>List item 1</li> <li type=”circle”>List item 2</li> <li type=”square”>List item 3</li> </MENU> |
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<li> |
list item |
Example 2: |
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<ol type=”i”> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> |
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<link> |
link |
<head> <link rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” href=”style.css” /> </head> |
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<marquee > (Internet Explorer) |
scrolling text |
<marquee bgcolor=”#cccccc” loop=”-1″ scrollamount=”2″ width=”100%”>Example Marquee</marquee> |
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<menu> |
menu |
<menu> <li type=”disc”>List item 1</li> <li type=”circle”>List item 2</li> <li type=”square”>List item 3</li> </menu> |
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<meta> |
meta |
<meta name=”Description” content=”Description of your site”> <meta name=”keywords” content=”keywords describing your site”> |
Nothing |
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<meta> |
meta |
<meta HTTP-EQUIV=”Refresh” CONTENT=”4;URL=http://www.yourdomain.c om/”> |
Nothing |
will show (Tip) |
<meta> |
meta |
<meta http-equiv=”Pragma” content=”no- cache”> |
Nothing will show (Tip) |
<meta> |
meta |
<meta name=”rating” content=”General”> |
Nothing will show (Tip) |
<meta> |
meta |
<meta name=”robots” content=”all”> |
Nothing will show (Tip) |
<meta> |
meta |
<meta name=”robots” content=”noindex,follow”> |
Nothing will show (Tip) |
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Numbered |
Numbered
Capital Letters Special Start
Lowercase Roman Numerals
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<ol> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> |
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Numbered Special Start |
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<ol start=”5″> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> |
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Lowercase Letters |
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<ol type=”a”> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> |
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<ol> |
ordered list |
Capital Letters |
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<ol type=”A”> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> |
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Capital Letters Special Start |
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<ol type=”A” start=”3″> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> |
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Lowercase Roman Numerals |
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<ol type=”i”> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> |
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Capital Roman Numerals
<ol type=”I”> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> Capital Roman Numerals Special Start
<ol type=”I” start=”7″> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> |
Capital Roman Numerals Special Start
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<option> |
listbox option |
<form method=post action=”/cgi- bin/example.cgi”> <center> Select an option: <select> <option>option 1</option> <option selected>option 2</option> <option>option 3</option> <option>option 4</option> <option>option 5</option> <option>option 6</option> </select><br> </center> </form> |
Select an option: (Tip) |
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option 2 |
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<p> |
paragrap h |
This is an example displaying the use of the paragraph tag. <p> This will create a line break and a space between lines. Attributes: Example 1:<br> <br> <p align=”left”> This is an example<br> displaying the use<br> of the paragraph tag.<br> <br> Example 2:<br> <br> <p align=”right”> This is an example<br> displaying the use<br> of the paragraph tag.<br> <br> Example 3:<br> <br> <p align=”center”> This is an example<br> displaying the use<br> of the paragraph tag. |
This is an example displaying the use of the paragraph tag.
This will create a line break and a space between lines.
Attributes: Example 1:
This is an example displaying the use of the paragraph tag.
Example 2: This is an example displaying the use of the paragraph tag.
Example 3: This is an example displaying the use of the paragraph tag. |
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<small> |
small (text) |
<small>Example</small> |
Example (Tip) |
<strike> |
deleted text |
<strike>Example</strike> |
Example |
<strong> |
strong emphasis |
<strong>Example</strong> |
Example |
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Example 1: |
Example 1: (Tip)
Column 1 Column 2
Example 2: (Tip)
Column 1 Column 2
Example 3: (Tip)
Column 1 Column 2 Row 2 Row 2 |
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<table border=“4” cellpadding=”2″ cellspacing=”2″ width=”100%”> <tr> <td>Column 1</td> <td>Column 2</td> </tr> </table> |
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Example 2: (Internet Explorer) |
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<table> |
table |
<table border=“2” bordercolor=”#336699” cellpadding=”2″ cellspacing=”2″ width=”100%”> <tr> <td>Column 1</td> <td>Column 2</td> </tr> </table> |
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Example 3: |
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<table cellpadding=“2” cellspacing=”2″ width=”100%”> <tr> <td bgcolor=”#cccccc“>Column 1</td> <td bgcolor=”#cccccc“>Column 2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Row 2</td> <td>Row 2</td> </tr> </table> |
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<td> |
table data |
<table border=”2″ cellpadding=”2″ cellspacing=”2″ width=”100%”> <tr> <td>Column 1</td> <td>Column 2</td> </tr> </table> |
Column 1 Column 2 |
<th> |
table header |
<div align=”center”> <table> <tr> <th>Column 1</th> <th>Column 2</th> <th>Column 3</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Row 2</td> <td>Row 2</td> <td>Row 2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Row 3</td> <td>Row 3</td> <td>Row 3</td> |
Colum Colum Colum n 1 n 2 n 3 Row 2 Row 2 Row 2 Row 3 Row 3 Row 3 Row 4 Row 4 Row 4 |
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</tr> <tr> <td>Row 4</td> <td>Row 4</td> <td>Row 4</td> </tr> </table> </div> |
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<title> |
documen t title |
<title>Title of your HTML page</title> |
Title of your web page will be viewable in the title bar.(Tip) |
<tr> |
table row |
<table border=”2″ cellpadding=”2″ cellspacing=”2″ width=”100%”> <tr> <td>Column 1</td> <td>Column 2</td> </tr> </table> |
Column 1 Column 2 |
<tt> |
teletype |
<tt>Example</tt> |
Example |
<u> |
underline |
<u>Example</u> |
Example |
<ul> |
unordere d list |
Example 1:<br> <br> <ul> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> </ul> <br> Example 2:<br> <ul type=”disc”> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <ul type=”circle”> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ul> </ul> |
Example 1:
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