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Reference HTML Cheatsheet
WebMonkey ^ | 9.26/2002 | N/A

Posted on 09/26/2002 3:09:27 PM PDT by John Lenin

<b></b>
Creates bold text

<i></i>
Creates italic text

<tt></tt>
Creates teletype, or typewriter-style text

<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

<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


Text Tags

<pre></pre>
Creates preformatted text

<hl></hl>
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

<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: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></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></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 stylesheets


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)


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>
Replaces the <body> tag in a frames document; can also be nested in other framesets

<frameset rows="value,value">
Defines the rows within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of w idth

<frameset cols="value,value">
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=VALUE>
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

For functional forms, you'll have to run a CGI script. The HTML just creates the appearance of a form.

<form></form>
Creates all forms

<select multiple name="NAME" size=?></select>
Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items visible before you need to scroll.

<option>
Sets off each menu item

<select name="NAME"></select>
Creates a pulldown menu

<option>
Sets off each menu item

<textarea name="NAME" cols=40 rows=8></textarea>
Creates a text box area. Columns set the width; rows set the height.

<input type="checkbox" name="NAME">
Creates a checkbox. Text follows tag.

<input type="radio" name="NAME" value="x">
Creates a radio button. Text follows tag

<input type=text name="foo" size=20>
Creates a one-line text area. Size sets length, in characters.

<input type="submit" value="NAME">
Creates a Submit button

<input type="image" border=0 name="NAME" src="name.gif">
Creates a Submit button using an image

<input type="reset">
Creates a Reset button






TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: cheat; faq; fr; html; htmlcheatsheet; lexicon; sheet
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet

61 posted on 10/31/2002 2:15:08 PM PST by BeachBelle
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To: John Lenin
Thanks JL! I've got hardcopy of the HTML Bootcamp thread somewhere, but this will come in handy.
62 posted on 10/31/2002 2:17:28 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet

63 posted on 10/31/2002 2:19:48 PM PST by BeachBelle
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To: John Lenin
HEY, THANKS!
64 posted on 10/31/2002 2:19:51 PM PST by OKSooner
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To: John Lenin

Thank you so much JL! I've been trying to figure out how to get an image to post on the right side of the page and now I know.

You just made my whole week! :-) Now I need to figure out why the first paragraph is up between the bats when I put a < p> after the first and second bat. Any suggestions?

Happy Halloween!

65 posted on 10/31/2002 2:43:20 PM PST by BigWaveBetty
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To: BigWaveBetty; OKSooner
cheatsheet your welcome bump
66 posted on 10/31/2002 6:35:06 PM PST by John Lenin
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To: John Lenin
You forgot </sarcasm>, spelled "<<x>/sarcasm>"
67 posted on 10/31/2002 6:37:00 PM PST by xm177e2
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To: Riesen Schwanz
As luck would have it, this is posted they very day you asked about it!

PING

68 posted on 10/31/2002 6:41:18 PM PST by HoustonCurmudgeon
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To: BigWaveBetty
I will have to do a view source to see how you did that, pretty neat Bigwave.
69 posted on 10/31/2002 6:44:24 PM PST by John Lenin
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To: John Lenin
,,, posting this is a socially responsible move. Well done!
70 posted on 10/31/2002 6:47:18 PM PST by shaggy eel
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To: RnMomof7
Now that was lovely.


71 posted on 11/04/2002 5:49:26 AM PST by condi2008
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To: condi2008
Beautiful!
72 posted on 11/04/2002 7:29:14 AM PST by RnMomof7
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To: John Lenin
tanks bump
73 posted on 11/04/2002 7:37:25 AM PST by WhiteGuy
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To: All
bump
74 posted on 11/07/2002 4:32:36 PM PST by Okies love Dubya 2
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To: kari; MissAmericanPie
Ping
75 posted on 11/20/2002 7:33:40 AM PST by deadhead
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To: John Lenin
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76 posted on 11/20/2002 9:37:52 AM PST by kari
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To: amom
bookmark bump
77 posted on 11/24/2002 10:23:20 PM PST by amom
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To: chainsaw
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78 posted on 11/26/2002 6:34:56 AM PST by dwilli
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To: KEVinSHANNONnz
,,, here ya go.
79 posted on 11/30/2002 1:04:54 AM PST by shaggy eel
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