HTML 3.2 Quick Reference - Index

Character Formatting
Forms
Heading Tags
Images
Links
Lists
Mixed Elements
Paragraphs
Structure Tags
Tables

STRUCTURE TAGS


<!--. . .-->	Creates a comment.
<html>. . .</html>	Encloses the entire HTML document.
<head>. . .</head>	Encloses the head of the HTML document.
<body>. . .</body>	Encloses the body (text and tags) of the HTML document.
<isindex>	Indicates the document is a gateway script that allows searches.

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HEADINGS AND TITLES


<H1>. . .</H1>	Heading 1.
<H2>. . .</H2>	Heading 2.
<H3>. . .</H3>	Heading 3.
<H4>. . .</H4>	Heading 4.
<H5>. . .</H5>	Heading 5.
<H6>. . .</H6>	Heading 6.
<title>. . .</title>	The title of the document.

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PARAGRAPHS


<P>. . .</P>	A plain paragraph. </P> is optional.

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LINKS


<A>. . .</A>	Creates a link or anchor.
HREF=". . ."	The URL of the document to be linked to this one.
NAME=. . .	The name of the anchor.

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LISTS


<OL>. . .</OL>	An ordered (numbered) list.
<UL>. . .</UL>	An unordered (bulleted) list.
<MENU>. . .</MENU>	A menu list of items.
<DIR>. . .</DIR>	A directory listing.
<LI>	A list item.
<DL>. . .</DL>	A definition or glossary list.
<DT>	A definition term.
<DD>	The corresponding definition to a definition term.

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CHARACTER FORMATTING


<EM>. . .</EM>	Emphasis (usually italic).
<STRONG>. . .</STRONG>	Stronger emphasis (usually bold).
<CODE>. . .</CODE>	Code sample (usually Courier).
<KBD>. . .</KBD>	Text to be typed (usually Courier).
<VAR>. . .</VAR>	A variable or placeholder for some other value.
<SAMP>. . .</SAMP>	Sample text.
<DFN>. . .</DFN>	(Proposed) A definition of a term.
<CITE>. . .</CITE>	A citation.
<B>. . .</B>	Boldface text.
<I>. . .</I>	Italic text.
<TT>. . .</TT>	Typewriter font.

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IMAGES


<IMG>. . .</IMG>	Insert an inline image into the document.
ISMAP	This image is a clickable image map.
SRC=". . ."	The URL of the image.
ALT=". . ."	A text string that will be displayed in browsers that cannot support images.
ALIGN=". . ."	Determines the alignment of the given image.
VSPACE=". . ."	The space between the image and the text above or below it.
HSPACE=". . ."	The space between the image and the text to its left or right.

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FORMS


<FORM>. . .</FORM>	Indicates a form.
ACTION=". . ."	The URL of the script to process this form input.
METHOD=". . ."	How the form input will be sent to the script on the server side. Possible values are GET and POST.
ENCTYPE=". . ."	Only one value right now: application/x - www - form - urlencoded.
<INPUT>	An input widget for a form.
TYPE=". . ."	The type for this input widget. Possible values are CHECKBOX, HIDDEN, RADIO, RESET, SUBMIT, TEXT, or IMAGE.
NAME=". . ."	The name of this item, as passed to the gateway script as part of a name/value pair.
VALUE=". . ."	For a text or hidden widget, the default value; for a checkbox or radio button, the value to be submitted with the form; for Reset or Submit buttons, the label for the button itself.
SRC=". . ."	The source file for an image.
CHECKED	For checkboxes and radio buttons, idicates that the widget is checked.
SIZE=". . ."	The size, in characters, of a text widget.
MAXLENGTH=". . ."	The maximum number of characters that can be entered into a text widget.
ALIGN=". . ."	For images in forms, determines how the text and image will align (same as with the <IMG> tag).
<TEXTAREA>. . .</TEXTAREA>	Indicates a miltiline text entry widget.
NAME=". . ."	The name to be passed to the gateway script as part of the name/value pair.
ROWS=". . ."	The number of rows this text area displays.
COLS=". . ."	The number of columns (characters) this text area displays.
<SELECT>. . .</SELECT>	Creates a menue or scrolling list of possible items.
NAME=". . ."	The name that is passed to the CGI script as part of the name/value pair.
SIZE=". . ."	The number of elements to display.
MULTIPLE	Allows multiple selections from the list.
<OPTION>	Indicates an item within a
SELECTED	With this attribute included, the
VALUE=". . ."	The value to submit if this

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TABLES


<TABLE>. . .</TABLE>	Creates a table.
BORDER=". . ."	Indicates whether the table should be drawn with or without a border.
<CAPTION>. . .</CAPTION>	The caption for the table.
ALIGN=". . ."	The position of the caption. Possible values are TOP and BOTTOM.
<TR>. . .</TR>	A table row.
ALIGN=". . ."	The horizontal alignment of the contents of the cells within this row. Possible values are LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER.
VALIGN=". . ."	The vertical alignment of the contents of the cells within this row. Possible values are TOP, MIDDLE, BOTTOM, and BASELINE (Netscape only).
<TH>. . .</TH>	A table heading cell.
ALIGN=". . ."	The horizontal alignment of the contents of the cell.
VALIGN=". . ."	The vertical alignment of the contents of the cell.
ROWSPAN=". . ."	The number of rows this cell will span.
COLSPAN=". . ."	The number of columns this cell will span.
NOWRAP	Do not automatically wrap the contents of this cell.
<TD>. . .</TD>	Defines a table data cell.
ALIGN=". . ."	The horizontal alignment of the contents of the cell.
VALIGN=". . ."	Vertical alignment of the contents of the cell.
ROWSPAN=". . ."	The number of rows this cell will span.
COLSPAN=". . ."	The number of columns this cell will span.
NOWRAP	Do not automatically wrap the contents of this cell.

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OTHER ELEMENTS


<HR>	A horizontal rule line.
<BR>	A line break.
<BLOCKQUOTE>. . .</BLOCKQUOTE>	Used for long quotes or citations.
<ADDRESS>. . .</ADDRESS>	Signatures or general information about a document's author.
<FONT>. . .</FONT>	Change the size or color of the font for the enclosed text.
SIZE=". . ."	The size of the font, from 1 to 7.
<BASEFONT>	Sets the default size of the font for the current page.
SIZE=". . ."	The default size of the font, from 1 to 7.