HTML Reference Sheet

HTML Reference Sheet

Basic Tags

<html> </html>
Creates an HTML document

<head> </head>
Sets off the title and other information that isn't displayed on the Web page itself

<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, using name or hex # value

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

<tt> </tt>
Creates teletype, or typewriter style text as seen here

<cite> </cite>
Creates a citation, usually italic

<em> </em>
Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold)

<strong> </strong>
Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold)

<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:YourEmail@.com"> </a>
Creates a mailto link

<a name="Your Locate Name"> </a>
Creates a "location" target within a document

<a href="Your Name"> </a>
Links to a specific target location in a document

Formatting

<p> </p>
Creates a new paragraph

<p align=?>
Aligns a paragraph to the left, center or right

<br>
Inserts a single 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> </li>
Precedes each list item, and adds a number

<ul> </ul>
Creates a bulleted list

<div align=?>
A generic tag used to format large blocks of HTML, also used for CSS

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

<img src="name" align=? border=? width=? height=?>
Sets size of border, width and height of 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

<hr color=?>
Creates a rule with color choice

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)

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

<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

Frames

<frameset> </frameset>
tag in a frames document; can also be nested in other framesets

<frameset rows="width=? or %">
Defines the rows within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of width

<frameset cols="width=? or %">
Defines the columns within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of width

<frame>
Defines a single frame - or region - within a frameset

<noframes> </noframes>
Defines what will appear on browsers that don't support frames

Frames Attributes

<frame src="URL">
Specifies which HTML document should be displayed

<frame name="name">
Names the frame, or region, so it may be targeted by other frames

<frame marginwidth=?>
Defines the left and right margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater than 1

<frame marginheight=?>
Defines the top and bottom margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater than 1

<frame scrolling=?>
Sets whether the frame has a scrollbar; value may equal "yes," "no," or "auto. " The default, as in ordinary documents, is auto.

<frame noresize>
Prevents the user from resizing a frame

Forms

A Functional form requires that you have access to a CGI bin directory. The HTML just creates the appearance of a working form until given a path to execute purpose intended.

<form> </form>
Creates the starting base for all forms

<form name="Your Form Name"> </form>
Creates name for form, also used with JavaScript & CGI functions

<select multiple name="Your Select Name" size=?> </select>
Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of visible items before scrolling.

<option> </option>
Sets off each menu item

<select name="Your Menu Name"> </select>
Creates a pulldown menu

<textarea name="Your Text Name" cols=50 rows=5> </textarea>
Creates a text box area. Columns set the width; rows set the height.

<input type="checkbox" name="Your Selection Name">
Creates a checkbox. Text question follows tag for selecting.

<input type="radio" name="Your Selection Name" value="?">
Creates a radio button. Text question follows tag for selecting.

<input type=text name="Your input Name" size=30>
Creates a one-line text area. Size sets length, in characters.

<input type="submit" value="Submit">
Creates a Submit button to send form

<input type="image" border=0 name="Your Form Name" src="your.gif">
Creates a Submit button using an image

<input type="Reset form">
Creates a Reset button to clear form

Additional Form References

<form onsubmit="this.action=http://www.designerwiz.com/cgi-bin/TalK.cgi">
Form shows directing towards wiz-mailer.cgi in CGI directory

<input type="hidden" name="recipient" value="you@your.com">
Shows a hidden contact point to forward form to.

<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="Your Subject">
This creates a subject line as an email would show.

<input type="hidden" name="return_link_url" value="your.com>
This provides a link on a form results page leading viewer to URL

<input type="hidden" name="return_link_title" value="Your Title">
This creates the visible text wording for the return link.

<input type="hidden" name="required" value="name,email">
This allows you designate certain form fields are filled before sending.

<input type="hidden" name="text_color" value="?">
On the return page this provides text color preference.

<input type="hidden" name="link_color" value="?">
On the return page this provides link color preference.

<input type="hidden" name="vlink_color" value="?">
On the return page this provides visited link color preference.

<input type="hidden" name="alink_color" value="?">
On the return page this provides active link color preference.