October 7, 1995
GENERAL
(all HTML documents should have these)
Document Type <HTML></HTML> (beginning and end of file)
Title <TITLE></TITLE> (must be in header)
Header <HEAD></HEAD> (descriptive info, such as title)
Body <BODY></BODY> (bulk of the page)
STRUCTURAL DEFINITION
(appearance controlled by the browser's preferences)
Heading <H?></H?> (the spec. defines 6 levels)
3.0 Align Heading <H? ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT></H?>
3.0 Division <DIV></DIV>
3.0 Align Division <DIV ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER|JUSTIFY></DIV>
Block Quote <BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> (usually indented)
Emphasis <EM></EM> (usually displayed as italic)
Strong Emphasis <STRONG></STRONG> (usually displayed as bold)
Citation <CITE></CITE> (usually italics)
Code <CODE></CODE> (for source code listings)
Sample Output <SAMP></SAMP>
Keyboard Input <KBD></KBD>
Variable <VAR></VAR>
Definition <DFN></DFN> (not widely implemented)
Author's Address <ADDRESS></ADDRESS>
3.0 Large Font Size <BIG></BIG>
3.0 Small Font Size <SMALL></SMALL>
PRESENTATION FORMATTING
(author specifies text appearance)
Bold <B></B>
Italic <I></I>
3.0 Underline <U></U> (not widely implemented yet)
3.0 Strikeout <S></S> (not widely implemented yet)
3.0 Subscript <SUB></SUB>
3.0 Superscript <SUP></SUP>
Typewriter <TT></TT> (displays in a monospaced font)
Preformatted <PRE></PRE> (display text spacing as-is)
Width <PRE WIDTH=?></PRE> (in characters)
N1.0+ Center <CENTER></CENTER> (for both text and images)
N1.0 Blinking <BLINK></BLINK> (the most derided tag ever)
N1.0 Font Size <FONT SIZE=?></FONT> (ranges from 1-7)
N1.0 Change Font Size <FONT SIZE=+|-?></FONT>
N1.0 Base Font Size <BASEFONT SIZE=?> (from 1-7; default is 3)
N2.0 Font Color <FONT COLOR="#$$$$$$"></FONT>
LINKS AND GRAPHICS
Link Something <A HREF="URL"></A>
Link to Target <A HREF="URL#***"></A> (if in another document)
<A HREF="#***"></A> (if in current document)
N2.0 Target Window <A HREF="URL" TARGET="***"></A>
Define Target <A NAME="***"></A>
Display Image <IMG SRC="URL">
Alignment <IMG SRC="URL" ALIGN=TOP|BOTTOM|MIDDLE>
N1.0 Alignment <IMG SRC="URL" ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT|TEXTTOP|
ABSMIDDLE|BASELINE|ABSBOTTOM>
Alternate <IMG SRC="URL" ALT="***"> (if image not displayed)
Imagemap <IMG SRC="URL" ISMAP> (requires a script)
N2.0 Imagemap <IMG SRC="URL" USEMAP="URL">
N2.0 Map <MAP NAME="***"></MAP> (describes the map)
N2.0 Section <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS=",,," HREF="URL"|NOHREF>
3.0 Dimensions <IMG SRC="URL" WIDTH="?" HEIGHT="?"> (in pixels)
N1.0 Border <IMG SRC="URL" BORDER=?> (in pixels)
N1.0 Runaround Space <IMG SRC="URL" HSPACE=? VSPACE=?> (in pixels)
N1.0 Low-Res Proxy <IMG SRC="URL" LOWSRC="URL">
N1.1 Client Pull <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="?; URL=URL">
N2.0 Embed Object <EMBED SRC="URL"> (insert object into page)
N2.0 Object Size <EMBED SRC="URL" WIDTH="?" HEIGHT="?">
DIVIDERS
Paragraph <P> (usually a double return)
3.0 Paragraph <P></P> (redefined as a container tag)
3.0 Align Text <P ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT></P>
Line Break <BR> (a single carriage return)
N1.0 Clear Textwrap <BR CLEAR=LEFT|RIGHT|ALL>
Horizontal Rule <HR>
N1.0 Alignment <HR ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER>
N1.0 Thickness <HR SIZE=?> (in pixels)
N1.0 Width <HR WIDTH=?> (in pixels)
N1.0 Width Percent <HR WIDTH=%> (as a percentage of page width)
N1.0 Solid Line <HR NOSHADE> (without the 3D cutout look)
N1.0 No Break <NOBR><NOBR> (prevents line breaks)
N1.0 Word Break <WBR> (where to break a line if needed)
LISTS
(lists can be nested)
Unordered List <UL><LI></UL> (<LI> before each list item)
N1.0 Bullet Type <UL TYPE=DISC|CIRCLE|SQUARE> (for the whole list)
<LI TYPE=DISC|CIRCLE|SQUARE> (this & subsequent)
Ordered List <OL><LI></OL> (<LI> before each list item)
N1.0 Numbering Type <OL TYPE=A|a|I|i|1> (for the whole list)
<LI TYPE=A|a|I|i|1> (this & subsequent)
N1.0 Starting Number <OL VALUE=?> (for the whole list)
<LI VALUE=?> (this & subsequent)
Definition List <DL><DT><DD></DL> (<DT>=term, <DD>=definition)
Menu List <MENU><LI></MENU> (<LI> before each list item)
Directory List <DIR><LI></DIR> (<LI> before each list item)
BACKGROUNDS AND COLORS
3.0 Tiled Bkground <BODY BACKGROUND="URL">
N1.1+ Bkground Color <BODY BGCOLOR="#$$$$$$"> (order is red/green/blue)
N1.1+ Text Color <BODY TEXT="#$$$$$$">
N1.1+ Link Color <BODY LINK="#$$$$$$">
N1.1+ Visited Link <BODY VLINK="#$$$$$$">
N1.1 Active Link <BODY ALINK="#$$$$$$">
(More info at <http://www.access.digex.net/~werbach/wwwhelp.html#color>)
SPECIAL CHARACTERS
(these must all be in lower case)
Special Character &#?; (where ? is the ISO 8859-1 code)
< <
> >
& &
" "
Registered TM ®
N1.0+ Registered TM ®
Copyright ©
N1.0+ Copyright ©
(Complete list at <http://www.uni-passau.de/%7Eramsch/iso8859-1.html>)
FORMS
(generally require a script on your server)
Define Form <FORM ACTION="URL" METHOD=GET|POST></FORM>
N2.0 File Upload <FORM ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data></FORM>
Input Field <INPUT TYPE="TEXT|PASSWORD|CHECKBOX|RADIO|
IMAGE|HIDDEN|SUBMIT|RESET">
Field Name <INPUT NAME="***">
Field Value <INPUT VALUE="***">
Checked? <INPUT CHECKED> (checkboxes and radio boxes)
Field Size <INPUT SIZE=?> (in characters)
Max Length <INPUT MAXLENGTH=?> (in characters)
Selection List <SELECT></SELECT>
Name of List <SELECT NAME="***"></SELECT>
# of Options <SELECT SIZE=?></SELECT>
Multiple Choice <SELECT MULTIPLE> (can select more than one)
Option <OPTION> (items that can be selected)
Default Option <OPTION SELECTED>
Input Box Size <TEXTAREA ROWS=? COLS=?></TEXTAREA>
Name of Box <TEXTAREA NAME="***"></TEXTAREA>
N2.0 Wrap Text <TEXTAREA WRAP=OFF|VIRTUAL|PHYSICAL></TEXTAREA>
TABLES
3.0 Define Table <TABLE></TABLE>
3.0 Table Border <TABLE BORDER></TABLE> (either on or off)
N1.1 Table Border <TABLE BORDER=?></TABLE> (you can set the value)
N1.1 Cell Spacing <TABLE CELLSPACING=?>
N1.1 Cell Padding <TABLE CELLPADDING=?>
N1.1 Desired Width <TABLE WIDTH=?> (in pixels)
N1.1 Width Percent <TABLE WIDTH=%> (percentage of page)
3.0 Table Row <TR></TR>
3.0 Alignment <TR ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER
VALIGN=TOP|MIDDLE|BOTTOM>
3.0 Table Cell <TD></TD> (must appear within table rows)
3.0 Alignment <TD ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER
VALIGN=TOP|MIDDLE|BOTTOM>
3.0 No linebreaks <TD NOWRAP>
3.0 Columns to Span <TD COLSPAN=?>
3.0 Rows to Span <TD ROWSPAN=?>
N1.1 Desired Width <TD WIDTH=?> (in pixels)
N1.1 Width Percent <TD WIDTH=%> (percentage of table)
3.0 Table Header <TH></TH> (same as data, except bold centered)
3.0 Alignment <TH ALIGN=LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER
VALIGN=TOP|MIDDLE|BOTTOM>
3.0 No Linebreaks <TH NOWRAP>
3.0 Columns to Span <TH COLSPAN=?>
3.0 Rows to Span <TH ROWSPAN=?>
N1.1 Desired Width <TH WIDTH=?> (in pixels)
N1.1 Width Percent <TH WIDTH=%> (percentage of table)
3.0 Table Caption <CAPTION></CAPTION>
3.0 Alignment <CAPTION ALIGN=TOP|BOTTOM> (above/below table)
FRAMES
(define and manipulate specific regions of the screen)
N2.0 Frame Document <FRAMESET></FRAMESET> (instead of <BODY>)
N2.0 Row Heights <FRAMESET ROWS=,,,></FRAMESET> (pixels or %)
N2.0 Row Heights <FRAMESET ROWS=*></FRAMESET> (* = relative size)
N2.0 Column Widths <FRAMESET COLS=,,,></FRAMESET> (pixels or %)
N2.0 Column Widths <FRAMESET COLS=*></FRAMESET> (* = relative size)
N2.0 Define Frame <FRAME> (contents of an individual frame)
N2.0 Display Document <FRAME SRC="URL">
N2.0 Frame Name <FRAME NAME="***"|_blank|_self|_parent|_top>
N2.0 Margin Width <FRAME MARGINWIDTH=?> (left and right margins)
N2.0 Margin Height <FRAME MARGINHEIGHT=?> (top and bottom margins)
N2.0 Scrollbar? <FRAME SCROLLING="YES|NO|AUTO">
N2.0 Not Resizable <FRAME NORESIZE>
N2.0 Unframed Content <NOFRAMES></NOFRAMES> (for non-frames browsers)
MISCELLANEOUS
Comment <!-- *** --> (not displayed by the browser)
Prologue <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN">
3.0 Prologue <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3O//DTD W3 HTML 3.0//EN">
Searchable <ISINDEX> (indicates a searchable index)
N1.0 Prompt <ISINDEX PROMPT="***"> (text to prompt input)
Send Search <A HREF="URL?***"></a> (use a real question mark)
URL of This File <BASE HREF="URL"> (must be in header)
N2.0 Base Window Name <BASE TARGET="***">(must be in header)
Relationship <LINK REV="***" REL="***" HREF="URL"> (in header)
Meta Information <META> (must be in header)
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