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Basic Tags
<html></html> Creates an HTML document : Every web page begins and ends with these tags.
`<head></head>` Sets up the title and other information that isn't displayed on the Web page itself . The title appears in the blue bar at the top of the screen and is used in searching for your page. Meta tags and Javascript information is put here so that it can be preloaded with the page.
`<body></body>` Sets off the visible portion of the document that appears in the main window of the browser. Whatever you want to appear on your screen should be put between the body tags!


Header Tags
`<title></title>` Puts the name of the document in the title bar or blue bar at the top of the screen. It is important that you choose a title that will make it easy to find your page

Body Attributes
`<body bgcolor=?>` Sets the background colour, using name or hex value . See the colour page to find your perfect colour.
`<body text=?>` Sets the text colour, using name or hex value
`<body link=?>` Sets the colour of links, using name or hex value
`<body vlink=?>` Sets the colour of followed links, using name or hex value
`<body alink=?>` Sets the colour of links on click

Text Tags
`<pre></pre>` Creates preformatted text . It is good practice to use this method to keep your page standardized across browsers and screen settings.
`<h1></h1>` Creates the largest headline . Think of it like a newspaper: Set the headings to appropriate size based on importance.
`<h6></h6>` Creates the smallest headline
`<b></b>` Creates bold text
`<i></i>` Creates italic text
`<tt></tt>` Creates teletype, or typewriter-style text : good to use to offset 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 : link within or between documents.
`<a href="mailto:EMAIL"></a>` Creates a mailto link : used to email the results of a form
`<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 centre
`<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, centre; 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>` Creates each row in a table
`<td></td>` Creates each cell in a row
`<th></th>` Sets off the table header (a normal cell with bold, centred 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>` 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 width
`<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

`<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

Basic Tags

Header Tags

Body Attributes

Text Tags

Links

Formatting