HTML Quick Reference

Structure Tags

<!...>

Creates a hidden 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

Character Formatting

<EM>...</EM>

Emphasis (usually italics)

<STRONG>...
</STRONG>

Stronger emphasis (usually bold)

<B>...</B>

Boldface text

<I>...</I>

Italic text

<TT>...</TT>

Typewriter font

Headings and Titles

<H1>...</H1>
<H2>...</H2>
<H3>...</H3>
<H4>...</H4>
<H5>...</H5>
<H6>...</H6>

The hierarchy of headings from 1 to 6

<TITLE>...</TITLE>

The title of the document

Images

<IMG>

Insert an inline image into the document

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

VSPACE="..."

The space between the image and the text to its left or right

Paragraphs

<P>...</P>

A plain paragraph

Lists

<OL>...</OL>

An ordered (numbered) list

<UL>...</UL>

An unordered (bulleted) list

<LI>...</LI>

A list item

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

Other Elements

<HR>

A horizontal rule line

<BR>

A line break

<BLOCKQUOTE>...
</BLOCKQUOTE>

Used for long quotes and citations

<FONT>...</FONT>

Changes the size of font for the enclosed text

SIZE="..."

 

The size of the font, from 1 to 7

COLOR="..."

The color of the text

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This page was created by Katie Beedon.

Revised July 16, 1997