HTML Cheat Sheet A list of common HTML codes and their purpose.
Basic Tags
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<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
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<title></title>
Puts the name of the document in the title bar | |
Body Attributes
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<body bgcolor="value">
Sets the background color, using name or hex value | |
<body text= "value" >
Sets the text color, using name or hex value | |
<body link= "value" >
Sets the color of links, using name or hex value | |
<body vlink= "value" >
Sets the color of followed links, using name or hex value | |
<body alink= "value" >
Sets the color of links on click | |
Text Tags
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<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
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<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
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<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
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<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
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<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
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<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
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<frameset></frameset>
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
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<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
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For functional forms, you'll have to run a CGI script. The HTML just creates the appearance of a form.
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<form></form>
Creates all forms | |
<select multiple name="NAME" size=?></select>
Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items visible before yo u 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 | |
