HTML Tag Chart
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    Tags
    Name
    Information
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    <HTML>
    <html>  </html>
    Basic Tag
    Makes an HTML document
    <head>  </head>
    Basic Tag
    Sets off the Title and other information that isn't displayed on
    the Web page itself
    <body>  </body>
    Basic Tag
    Sets off the visible portion of the document
    <title></title>
    Header Tag
    Puts the name of the document in the title bar
    <b>  </b>
    Text Tags
    Makes the Text bold
    <i></i>
    Text Tags
    Makes the Text italic
    <pre>  </pre>
    Text Tags
    Makes preformatted Text
    <h1>  </h1>
    Text Tags
    Makes a headline. The size of the header is the #
    number in the tag. 1 is largest.
    <h6>  </h6>
    Text Tags
    Makes a headline. The size of the header is the #
    number in the tag. 6 is smallest.
    <em>  </em>
    Text Tags
    Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold)
    <strong> </strong>
    Text Tags
    Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold)
    <font size=?> </font>
    Text Tags
    The ? is were you set size of font, from 1 to 7
    <font color=?>  </font>
    Text Tags
    The ? is were you set font color, using name or hex value
    <cite>  </cite>
    Text Tags
    Makes a citation, usually italic
    <tt>  </tt>
    Text Tags
    Makes teletype, or typewriter-style Title
    <body bgcolor=?>
    Body Attributes
    The ? is were you set the background color, using
    name or hex value
    <body Text=?>
    Body Attributes
    The ? is were you set the Text color, using
    name or hex value
    <body link=?>
    Body Attributes
    The ? is were you set the color of links, using
    name or hex value
    <body vlink=?>
    Body Attributes
    The ? is were you set the color of followed links,
    using name or hex value
    <body alink=?>
    Body Attributes
    The ? is were you set the color of links on click
    <a href="URL"></a>
    Links
    Makes a hyperlink
    <a href="mailto
    :EMAIL"></a>
    Links
    Makes a mailto link
    <a name="NAME"></a>
    Links
    Makes a target location within a document
    <a href="#NAME"></a>
    Links
    Links to that target location from elsewhere in the document
    <p>  </p>
    Formatting
    Makes a new paragraph
    <p align=?>
    Formatting
    Aligns a paragraph to the left, right, or center
    <br>
    Formatting
    Inserts a line break
    <blockquote>
    </blockquote>
    Formatting
    Indents Text from both sides
    <dl>  </dl>
    Formatting
    Makes a definition list
    <dt>
    Formatting
    Precedes each definition term
    <dd>
    Formatting
    Precedes each definition
    <ol> </ol>
    Formatting
    Makes a numbered list
    <li>  </li>
    Formatting
    Precedes each list item, and adds a number
    <ul>  </ul>
    Formatting
    Makes a bulleted list
    <div align=?>
    Formatting
    A generic tag used to format large blocks of HTML
    <table>  </table>
    Tables
    Makes a table
    <tr>  </tr>
    Tables
    Sets off each row in a table
    <td>  </td>
    Tables
    Sets off each cell in a row
    <th>  </th>
    Tables
    Sets off the table header. A normal
    cell with bold, centered Text
    <table border=#>
    Table Attributes
    Sets width of border around table cells
    <table cellspacing=#>
    Table Attributes
    Sets amount of space between a cell's border and its contents
    <table cellpadding=#>
    Table Attributes
    Sets width of table (in pixels) or as a percentage
    of document width
    <table width=# or %>
    Table Attributes
    Sets alignment for cell(s) (left, center, or right)
    <tr align=?> or
    <td align=?>
    Table Attributes
    Sets vertical alignment for cell(s) (top, middle, or bottom)
    <td colspan=#>
    Table Attributes
    Sets number of columns a cell should span
    <td rowspan=#>
    Table Attributes
    Sets number of rows a cell should span
    <td nowrap>
    Table Attributes
    Prevents the lines within a cell from being broken to fit
    <frameset>  </frameset>
    Frames
    Replaces the <body> tag in a frames document
    <frameset
    rows="value,value">
    Frames
    Defines the rows within a frame set  by using number
    in pixels, or percentage of width
    <frameset
    cols="value,value">
    Frames
    Defines the columns within a frame set by using number in
    pixels, or percentage of width
    <frame>
    Frames
    Defines a single frame or region within a frame set
    <noframes>  </noframes>
    Frames
    Defines what will appear on browsers
    that does not support frames
    <frame src="URL">
    Frames Attributes
    This specifies which HTML document should be displayed
    <frame name="name">
    Frames Attributes
    Names the frame, or region, so it may be
    targeted by other frames
    <frame marginwidth=#>
    Frames Attributes
    Defines the left and right margins for the frame
    <frame marginheight=#>
    Frames Attributes
    Defines the top and bottom margins for the frame
    <frame scrolling=VALUE>
    Frames Attributes
    Sets whether the frame has a scrollbar. The value
    may equal yes, no, or auto.
    <frame noresize>
    Frames Attributes
    Prevents the user from resizing the frame
    <img src="name">
    Graphical Elements
    Adds an image
    <img src="name" align=?>
    Graphical Elements
    Aligns an image: left, right, center; bottom, top, middle
    <img src="name"
    border=?>
    Graphical Elements
    Sets size of border around an image
    <hr>
    Graphical Elements
    Inserts a horizontal rule
    <hr size=?>
    Graphical Elements
    Sets size (height) of rule
    <hr width=?>
    Graphical Elements
    Sets width of rule, in percentage or absolute value
    <hr noshade>
    Graphical Elements
    Makes a rule without a shadow
    <form> </form>
    Forms
    Makes all forms
    <select
    multiplename="NAME"
    size=?></select>
    Forms
    Makes a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items
    visible before you need to scroll.
    <option>
    Forms
    Sets off each menu item
    <select name="NAME
    "></select>
    Forms
    Makes a pull down menu
    <Text area name="NAME"
    cols=40 rows
    =8></Text area>
    Forms
    Creates a Text box area. Columns set the width; rows set the
    height.
    <input type="checkbox"
    name="NAME">
    Forms
    Makes a check box. Text follows tag.
    <input type="radio"
    name="NAME" value="x">
    Forms
    Creates a radio button. Text follows tag
    <input type=Text
    name="foo" size=20>
    Forms
    Creates a one-line Text area. Size sets length, in characters.
    <input type="submit"
    value="NAME">
    Forms
    Makes a Submit button
    <input type="image"
    border=0 name="NAME"
    src="name.gif">
    Forms
    Makes a Submit button using an image
    <input type="reset">
    Forms
    Makes a Reset button