HTMLementary

Reference

<DD>
Definition Description. The definition of the term.

<DL>, </DL>
Definition List. Also called a Glossary List. Allows you to set up a list of terms with descriptions.

<DT>
Definition Term. The term you're going to define.

<EM>, </EM>
Emphasize some words. The browser decides how to emphasize the words. Many use italics.

<EMBED>
Embeds a document in a Web page.

`SRC`	URL
`HIDDEN`	Display document in background
`HIDDEN`	`True`
`AUTOSTART`	Start document automatically
`AUTOSTART`	`TRUE`

<FONT>, </FONT>
Changes the size, color and face of a font.

`SIZE`	`1-7`
`SIZE`	`-1 to -6, +1 to +6`
`COLOR`	`#RRGGBB`
`FACE`	Font name

<FORM>, </FORM>

`ACTION`
	`URL`
`METHOD`	`..`
	`GET\|POST`

<FRAME>
Sets up a frame, or subwindow, within a frameset. Each frame can display a different HTML file.

Attribute	Modifies/Values
`SRC`	File to display
`SRC`	`URL`
`NAME`	Frame's name
`NAME`	`string`
`MARGINWIDTH`	Left and right margins
`MARGINWIDTH`	`pixels`
`MARGINHEIGHT`	Top and bottom margins
`MARGINHEIGHT`	`pixels`
`SCROLLING`	Display scrollbars
`SCROLLING`	`yes\|no\|auto`
`NORESIZE`	Frame's size doesn't change

<FRAMESET>, </FRAMESET>
Creates a window that can contain a set of frames, or subwindows, each of which can display a different HTML file. <FRAMESET> takes the place of <BODY>.

Attribute	Modifies/Values
`ROWS`	Creates frames as rows
`ROWS`	`pixels\|percent\|*`
`COLS`	Creates frames as columns
`COLS`	`pixels\|percent\|*`

<H1>, </H1> <H2>, </H2> <H3>, </H3> <H4>, </H4> <H5>, </H5> <H6>, </H6>
The Hx tags are used for headings, with 1 being the biggest and 6 the smallest. After a heading closes, a new paragraph starts automatically. You should use them in order, starting from H1.

Attribute	Modifies/Values
`ALIGN`	Position of heading
`ALIGN`	`LEFT\|CENTER\|RIGHT`

Example

<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Centered</H1>

The heading is positioned between the right and left margins.

<HEAD>, </HEAD>
These tags enclose information about your HTML document. This information is not displayed on your page. It's used by the browser.

<HR>
Draws a horizontal line across the window. You can adjust the width, thickness and position.

Attribute	Modifies/Values
`ALIGN`	Position of rule
`ALIGN`	`LEFT\|CENTER\|RIGHT`
`WIDTH`	Horizontal width
`WIDTH`	`pixels\|percent`
`SIZE`	Thickness of rule
`SIZE`	`pixels`
`NOSHADE`	Draws a flat line

Examples

<HR>

Draws a rule across the window.

<HR WIDTH="50">

Draws a rule 50 pixels long centered between the left and right margins.

<HR WIDTH="50%">

Draws a rule half the width of the window centered between the left and right margins.

<HTML>, </HTML>
These tags tell the browser that the document contains HTML. They should be the first and last tags in your HTML documents.

<I>, </I>
Display some words in an italic font. If the browser can't, it might do nothing or substitute something else.
Also see <EM>

<IMG SRC="URL">
Display an image file. Images can be GIF's (.gif) or JPEG's (.jpg, .jpe, .jpeg). SRC is the URL of the image (usually just a file name). ALT is some text to display if your reader's browser can't display the image.

`SRC`*	Location of image
	`URL`
`ALIGN`	Position of image in text
	`left\|right\|top\|middle\|bottom`
`HEIGHT`	Height of image
	`pixels`
`WIDTH`	Width of image
	`pixels`
`BORDER`	Boarder around image
	`pixels`
`HSPACE`	Horizontal space around image
	`pixels`
`VSPACE`	Vertical space around image
	`pixels`
`ALT`	For text-only browsers
	`string`

*Required

<INPUT>, </INPUT>

INPUT
    TYPE="checkbox" NAME= [VALUE={on}] [CHECKED]
    
    TYPE="hidden" NAME= VALUE=
    
    TYPE="image" NAME= SRC= [ALIGN= ]
    
    TYPE="password" NAME=
    
    TYPE="radio" NAME= VALUE= [CHECKED]
    
    TYPE="reset" [VALUE= ]
    
    TYPE="submit" [NAME= ] [VALUE= ]
    
    [TYPE="text"] [SIZE={20}] [MAXLENGTH={unlimited}] (default)

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July 1, 1997