html tags cheat sheet [pdf included]
HTML CHEAT SHEET
Basic Tags
<html> </html>: Creates an HTML document
<head> </head>: Sets off the title & other info that isn't displayed
<body> </body>: Sets off the visible portion of the document
<title> </title>: Puts name of the document in the title bar; when bookmarking pages, this is what is bookmarked
Body attributes
<body bgcolor=?>: Sets background color, using name or hex value
<body text=?>: Sets text color, using name or hex value
<body link=?>: Sets color of links, using name or hex value
<body vlink=?>: Sets color of visited links, using name or hex value
<body alink=?>: Sets color of active links (while mouse-clicking)
Text Tags
<pre> </pre>: Createspreformattedtext
<h1> </h1> --> <h6> </h6>: Creates headlines -- H1=largest, H6=smallest
<b> </b>: Createsboldtext(shoulduse<strong>instead)
<i> </i>: Creates italicized text (should use <em> instead)
<tt> </tt>: Creates typewriter-style text
<code> </code>: Used to define source code, usually monospace
<cite> </cite>: Creates a citation, usually processed in italics
<address> </address>: Creates address section, usually processed in italics
<em> </em>: Emphasizes a word (usually processed in italics)
<strong> </strong>: Emphasizes a word (usually processed in bold)
<font size=?> </font>: Setssizeoffont-1 to7(shoulduseCSSinstead)
<font color=?> </font>: Setsfontcolor(shoulduseCSSinstead)
<font face=?> </font>: Defines the font used (should use CSS instead)
Links
<a href="URL">clickable </a>: Creates a hyperlink to a Uniform Resource Locator
<a href="mailto:EMAIL_ADDRESS">clickable </a> Creates a hyperlink to an email address
<a name="NAME">: Creates a target location within a document
<a href="#NAME">clickable </a>: Creates a link to that target location
Formatting
<p> </p>: Creates a new paragraph
<br>” Inserts a line break (carriage return)
<blockquote> </blockquote>: Puts content in a quote - indents text from both sides
<div> </div>: Used to format block content with CSS
<span> </span>: Used to format inline content with CSS
Lists
<ul> </ul>: Creates an unordered list
<ol start=?> </ol>: Creates an ordered list (start=xx, where xx is a counting number)
<li> </li>: Encompasses each list item
<dl> </dl>: Creates a definition list
<dt>: Precedes eachdefintion term
<dd>: Precedes each defintion
Graphical elements
<hr>: Insertsahorizontalrule
<hr size=?>: Sets size (height) of horizontal rule
<hr width=?>: Sets width of rule (as a % or absolute pixel length)
<hr noshade>: Creates a horizontal rule without a shadow
<img src="URL" /> Adds image; it is a separate file located at the URL
<img src="URL" align=?>: Aligns image left/right/center/bottom/top/middle (use CSS)
<img src="URL" border=?>: Sets size of border surrounding image (use CSS)
<img src="URL" height=?>: Setsheightofimage,inpixels
<img src="URL" width=?>: Sets width of image, in pixels
<img src="URL" alt=?> Sets the alternate text for browsers that can't process images (required by the ADA)
Forms
<form> </form>: Defines a form
<select multiple name=? size=?> </select>: Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items visible before user needs to scroll.
<select name=?> </select>: Creates a pulldown menu
<option> : Setsoffeachmenuitem
<textarea name=? cols="x" rows="y"></textarea>: Creates a text box area. Columns set the width; rows set the height.
<input type="checkbox" name=? value=?>: Creates a checkbox.
<input type="checkbox" name=? value=? checked>: Creates a checkbox which is pre-checked.
<input type="radio" name=? value=?>: Createsaradiobutton.
<input type="radio" name=? value=? checked>: Creates a radio button which is pre-checked.
<input type="text" name=? size=?>: Creates a one-line text area. Size sets length, in characters.
<input type="submit" value=?>: Creates a submit button. Value sets the text in the submit button.
<input type="image" name=? src=? border=? alt=?>: Creates a submit button using an image.
<input type="reset">: Creates a reset button
<input type="email" name=?>: Sets a single-line textbox for email addresses
<input type="url" name=?>: Sets a single-line textbox for URLs
<input type="number" name=?>: Sets a single-line textbox for a number
<input type="range" name=?> Sets a single-line text box for a range of numbers
<input type="date/month/week/time" name=?>: Sets a single-line text box with a calendar showing the date/month/week/time
<input type="search" name=?>: Sets a single-line text box for searching
<input type="color" name=?>: Sets a single-line text box for picking a color
Tables
<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 border=?>: Sets the width of the 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=?>: Sets width of the table in pixels or as a percentage
<tr align=?>: Sets alignment for cells within the row (left/center/right)
<td align=?>: Sets alignment for cells (left/center/right)
<tr valign=?>: Sets vertical alignment for cells within the row (top/middle/bottom)
<td valign=?>Sets vertical alignment for cell (top/middle/bottom)
<td rowspan=?>: Sets number of rows a cell should span (default=1)
<td colspan=?>: Sets number of columns a cell should span
<td nowrap>: Prevents lines within a cell from being broken to fit
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