HTML TAGS CHART

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To use any of the following HTML tags, simply select the HTML code you'd like and copy and paste it into your web page.

Tag

Name

Code Example

Browser View

<!--comment<!--This can be viewed in the HTML part of a document-->Nothing will show (Tip)
<a -anchor<a href="http://www.domain.com/">
Visit Our Site</a>
Visit Our Site (Tip)
<b>bold<b>Example</b>Example
<big>big (text)<big>Example</big>Example (Tip)
<body>body of HTML document<body>The content of your HTML page</body>Contents of your web page (Tip)
<br>line breakThe contents of your page<br>The contents of your pageThe contents of your web page
The contents of your web page
<center>center<center>This will center your contents</center>

This will center your contents

<dd>definition description<dl>
<dt>Definition Term</dt>
<dd>Definition of the term</dd>
<dt>Definition Term</dt>
<dd>Definition of the term</dd>
</dl>
Definition Term
Definition of the term
Definition Term
Definition of the term
<dl>definition list<dl>
<dt>Definition Term</dt>
<dd>Definition of the term</dd>
<dt>Definition Term</dt>
<dd>Definition of the term</dd>
</dl>
Definition Term
Definition of the term
Definition Term
Definition of the term
<dt>definition term<dl>
<dt>Definition Term</dt>
<dd>Definition of the term</dd>
<dt>Definition Term</dt>
<dd>Definition of the term</dd>
</dl>
Definition Term
Definition of the term
Definition Term
Definition of the term
<em>emphasisThis is an <em>Example</em> of using the emphasis tagThis is an Example of using the emphasis tag
<embed>
embed object<embed src="yourfile.mid" width="100%" height="60" align="center">
(Tip)
<embed>embed object<embed src="yourfile.mid" autostart="true" hidden="false" loop="false">
<noembed><bgsound src="yourfile.mid" loop="1"></noembed>

 
Music will begin playing when your page is loaded and will only play one time. A control panel will be displayed to enable your visitors to stop the music.
<font>font<font face="Times New Roman">Example</font>Example (Tip)
<font>font<font face="Times New Roman" size="4">Example</font>Example (Tip)
<font>font<font face="Times New Roman" size="+3" color="#ff0000">Example</font>Example (Tip)
<form>form<form action="mailto:you@yourdomain.com">
Name: <input name="Name" value="" size="10"><br> 
Email: <input name="Email" value="" size="10"><br>
<center><input type="submit"></center>
</form>
Name:  (Tip) 
Email: 
<h1>
<h2>
<h3>
<h4>
<h5>
<h6>
heading 1
heading 2
heading 3
heading 4
heading 5
heading 6
<h1>Heading 1 Example</h1>
<h2>Heading 2 Example</h2>
<h3>Heading 3 Example</h3>
<h4>Heading 4 Example</h4>
<h5>Heading 5 Example</h5>
<h6>Heading 6 Example</h6>

<head>heading of HTML document<head>Contains elements describing the document</head>Nothing will show
<hr>horizontal rule<hr />
Contents of your web page (Tip)

Contents of your web page
<hr>horizontal rule<hr width="50%" size="3" />Contents of your web page

Contents of your web page
<hr>horizontal rule<hr width="50%" size="3" noshade />Contents of your web page

Contents of your web page
<hr>
(Internet 
Explorer)
horizontal rule<hr width="75%" color="#ff0000" size="4" />Contents of your web page

Contents of your web page
<hr>
(Internet 
Explorer)
horizontal rule<hr width="25%" color="#6699ff" size="6" />Contents of your web page

Contents of your web page
<html>hypertext markup language<html>
<head>
<meta>
<title>Title of your web page</title>
</head>
<body>HTML web page contents
</body>
</html>
Contents of your web page
<i>italic<i>Example</i>Example
<img>image<img src="Earth.gif" width="41" height="41" border="0" alt="text describing the image" />a sentence about your site (Tip)
<input>input fieldExample 1:

<form method=post action="/cgi-bin/example.cgi">
<input type="text" size="10" maxlength="30">
<input type="Submit" value="Submit">
</form>
Example 1: (Tip)

 
<input>
(Internet Explorer)
input fieldExample 2:

<form method=post action="/cgi-bin/example.cgi">
<input type="text" style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; background-color: #72a4d2;" size="10" maxlength="30">
<input type="Submit" value="Submit">
</form>
Example 2: (Tip)

 
<input>input fieldExample 3:

<form method=post action="/cgi-bin/example.cgi">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td bgcolor="#8463ff"><input type="text" size="10" maxlength="30"></td><td bgcolor="#8463ff" valign="Middle"> <input type="image" name="submit" src="yourimage.gif"></td></tr> </table>
</form>
Example 3: (Tip)

<input>input fieldExample 4:

<form method=post action="/cgi-bin/example.cgi">
Enter Your Comments:<br>
<textarea wrap="virtual" name="Comments" rows=3 cols=20 maxlength=100></textarea><br>
<input type="Submit" value="Submit">
<input type="Reset" value="Clear">
</form>
Example 4: (Tip)


 
<input>input fieldExample 5:

<form method=post action="/cgi-bin/example.cgi">
<center>
Select an option:
<select>
<option >option 1</option>
<option selected>option 2</option>
<option>option 3</option>
<option>option 4</option>
<option>option 5</option>
<option>option 6</option>
</select><br>
<input type="Submit" value="Submit"></center>
</form>

Example 5: Tip)

Select an option:  

<input>input fieldExample 6:

<form method=post action="/cgi-bin/example.cgi">
Select an option:<br>
<input type="radio" name="option"> Option 1
<input type="radio" name="option" checked> Option 2
<input type="radio" name="option"> Option 3
<br>
<br>
Select an option:<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="selection"> Selection 1
<input type="checkbox" name="selection" checked> Selection 2
<input type="checkbox" name="selection"> Selection 3
<input type="Submit" value="Submit">
</form>
Example 6: (Tip)

Select an option:
 Option 1
 Option 2
 Option 3

Select an option:
 Selection 1
 Selection 2
 Selection 3
<li>list itemExample 1:

<menu>
<li type="disc">List item 1</li>
<li type="circle">List item 2</li>
<li type="square">List item 3</li>
</MENU>

Example 2:

<ol type="i">
<li>List item 1</li>
<li>List item 2</li>
<li>List item 3</li>
<li>List item 4</li>
</ol>
Example 1: (Tip)
  • List item 1
  • List item 2
  • List item 3


Example 2:

  1. List item 1
  2. List item 2
  3. List item 3
  4. List item 4
<link>link<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css" />
</head>
<marquee>
(Internet 
Explorer)
scrolling text<marquee bgcolor="#cccccc" loop="-1" scrollamount="2" width="100%">Example Marquee</marquee>Example Marquee(Tip)
<menu>menu<menu>
<li type="disc">List item 1</li>
<li type="circle">List item 2</li>
<li type="square">List item 3</li>
</menu>
  • List item 1
  • List item 2
  • List item 3
<meta>meta<meta name="Description" content="Description of your site">
<meta name="keywords" content="keywords describing your site">
Nothing will show (Tip)
<meta>meta<meta HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="4;URL=http://www.yourdomain.com/">Nothing will show (Tip)
<meta>meta<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache">Nothing will show (Tip)
<meta>meta<meta name="rating" content="General">Nothing will show (Tip)
<meta>meta<meta name="robots" content="all">Nothing will show (Tip)
<meta>meta<meta name="robots" content="noindex,follow">Nothing will show (Tip)
<ol>ordered listNumbered

<ol>
<li>List item 1</li>
<li>List item 2</li>
<li>List item 3</li>
<li>List item 4</li>
</ol>

Numbered Special Start

<ol start="5">
<li>List item 1</li>
<li>List item 2</li>
<li>List item 3</li>
<li>List item 4</li>
</ol>

Lowercase Letters

<ol type="a">
<li>List item 1</li>
<li>List item 2</li>
<li>List item 3</li>
<li>List item 4</li>
</ol>

Capital Letters

<ol type="A">
<li>List item 1</li>
<li>List item 2</li>
<li>List item 3</li>
<li>List item 4</li>
</ol>

Capital Letters Special Start

<ol type="A" start="3">
<li>List item 1</li>
<li>List item 2</li>
<li>List item 3</li>
<li>List item 4</li>
</ol>

Lowercase Roman Numerals

<ol type="i">
<li>List item 1</li>
<li>List item 2</li>
<li>List item 3</li>
<li>List item 4</li>
</ol>

Capital Roman Numerals

<ol type="I">
<li>List item 1</li>
<li>List item 2</li>
<li>List item 3</li>
<li>List item 4</li>
</ol>

Capital Roman Numerals Special Start

<ol type="I" start="7">
<li>List item 1</li>
<li>List item 2</li>
<li>List item 3</li>
<li>List item 4</li>
</ol>

Numbered
  1. List item 1
  2. List item 2
  3. List item 3
  4. List item 4

Numbered Special Start

  1. List item 1
  2. List item 2
  3. List item 3
  4. List item 4

Lowercase Letters

  1. List item 1
  2. List item 2
  3. List item 3
  4. List item 4

Capital Letters

  1. List item 1
  2. List item 2
  3. List item 3
  4. List item 4

Capital Letters Special Start

  1. List item 1
  2. List item 2
  3. List item 3
  4. List item 4

Lowercase Roman Numerals

  1. List item 1
  2. List item 2
  3. List item 3
  4. List item 4

Capital Roman Numerals

  1. List item 1
  2. List item 2
  3. List item 3
  4. List item 4

Capital Roman Numerals Special Start

  1. List item 1
  2. List item 2
  3. List item 3
  4. List item 4
<option>listbox option<form method=post action="/cgi-bin/example.cgi">
<center>
Select an option:
<select>
<option>option 1</option>
<option selected>option 2</option>
<option>option 3</option>
<option>option 4</option>
<option>option 5</option>
<option>option 6</option>
</select><br>
</center>
</form>
Select an option: (Tip)

<p>paragraphThis is an example displaying the use of the paragraph tag. <p> This will create a line break and a space between lines.

Attributes:

Example 1:<br>
<br>
<p align="left">
This is an example<br>
displaying the use<br>
of the paragraph tag.<br>
<br>
Example 2:<br>
<br>
<p align="right">
This is an example<br>
displaying the use<br>
of the paragraph tag.<br>
<br>
Example 3:<br>
<br>
<p align="center">
This is an example<br>
displaying the use<br>
of the paragraph tag.

This is an example displaying the use of the paragraph tag.

This will create a line break and a space between lines.

Attributes:

Example 1: 

This is an example
displaying the use
of the paragraph tag.

Example 2:

This is an example
displaying the use
of the paragraph tag.

Example 3: 

This is an example
displaying the use
of the paragraph tag.

<small>small (text)<small>Example</small>Example (Tip)
<strike>deleted text<strike>Example</strike>Example
<strong>strong emphasis<strong>Example</strong>Example
<table>tableExample 1:

<table border="4" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>Column 1</td>
<td>Column 2</td>
</tr>
</table>

Example 2: (Internet Explorer)

<table border="2" bordercolor="#336699" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>Column 1</td>
<td>Column 2</td>
</tr>
</table>

Example 3:

<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" width="100%">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc">Column 1</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc">Column 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row 2</td>
<td>Row 2</td>
</tr>
</table>
Example 1: (Tip)
Column 1Column 2


Example 2: (Tip)

Column 1Column 2


Example 3: (Tip)

Column 1Column 2
Row 2Row 2
<td>table data<table border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>Column 1</td>
<td>Column 2</td>

</tr>
</table>

Column 1Column 2

<th>table header<div align="center">
<table>
<tr>
<th>Column 1</th>
<th>Column 2</th>
<th>Column 3</th>

</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row 2</td>
<td>Row 2</td>
<td>Row 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row 3</td>
<td>Row 3</td>
<td>Row 3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row 4</td>
<td>Row 4</td>
<td>Row 4</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
Column 1Column 2Column 3
Row 2Row 2Row 2
Row 3Row 3Row 3
Row 4Row 4Row 4
<title>document title<title>Title of your HTML page</title>Title of your web page will be viewable in the title bar.(Tip)
<tr>table row<table border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>Column 1</td>
<td>Column 2</td>
</tr>
</table>

Column 1Column 2

<tt>teletype<tt>Example</tt>Example
<u>underline<u>Example</u>Example
<ul>unordered listExample 1:<br>
<br>
<ul>
<li>List item 1</li>
<li>List item 2</li>
</ul>
<br>
Example 2:<br>
<ul type="disc">
<li>List item 1</li>
<li>List item 2</li>
<ul type="circle">
<li>List item 3</li>
<li>List item 4</li>
</ul>
</ul>
Example 1:

  • List item 1
  • List item 2


Example 2:

  • List item 1
  • List item 2
    • List item 3
    • List item 4