WebSite Hosting Tutorials: HTML Reference List

Tag	Properties
`<!-- ... -->`	Anything between these tags will be ignored.
`<!doctype ...>`
`<a ...>` anchor (link)	`href`: url you are linking to
	`name`: name a section of the page
	`target` = `"_blank"` \| `"_parent"` \| `"_self"` \| `"_top"` \| `window name` which window the document should go in
	`title`: suggested title for the document to be opened
	`onclick`: script to run when the user clicks on this anchor
	`onmouseover`: when the mouse is over the link
	`onmouseout`: when the mouse is no longer over the link
	`accesskey`
`<applet ...>`	`code`: the applet to run
	`codebase`: path to the applet class
	`width`: width of the applet
	`height`: height of the applet
	`align` = `left` \| `right` \| `top` \| `middle` \| `bottom` \| `baseline` alignment of applet to surrounding text
	`vspace`: vertical space between applet and surrounding text
	`hspace`: horizontal space between applet and surrounding text
	`border`: empty space surrounding the applet
	`name`: name of applet for reference by other applets
	`archive`: a compressed collection of applet components
	`mayscript`: if java can use javascript
`<area ...>` for image map	`href`: url you are linking to
	`alt`: alternate text if the image isn't displayed
	`shape` = `rect` \| `circle` \| `poly` \| `default` what shape is this area?
	`coords`: coordinates for the link area shape
	`title`: short description of the area
	`target`: what frame to go to
	`nohref`: this area is not a link
	`onclick`: script action when the user clicks this area
	`onmouseover`
	`onmouseout`
`<b>` bold
`<base ...>` base address	`href`: default address for hypertext links
`<base ...>` base address	`target` = `"_blank"` \| `"_parent"` \| `"_self"` \| `"_top"` \| `frame name` default window for linked documents
`<basefont ...>`	`size`
	`color`
	`face`
`<bgsound ...>`	`src`: url of the sound
`<bgsound ...>`	`loop` = `infinite` \| `number of loops` how many times to play the sound
`<big>`
`<blink>`
`<blockquote>`
`<body ...>`	`bgcolor`: background color of the page
	`background`: background picture for the page
	`text`: color of the text on the page
	`link`: color of links that haven't been followed yet
	`vlink`: color of links that have been followed
	`alink`: color of links while you are clicking on them
	`bgproperties` = `fixed` if the background image should not scroll
	`topmargin`: size of top and bottom margins
	`leftmargin`: size of left and right margins
	`marginheight`: size of top and bottom margins
	`marginwidth`: size of left and right margins
	`onload`: script to run once the page is fully loaded
	`onunload`
	`onfocus`
	`onblur`
	`stylesrc`: ms frontpage extension
	`scroll` = `yes` \| `no` if the document should have a scroll bar
`<br ...>` line break	`clear` = `left` \| `right` \| `all` \| `both` go past a picture or other object
`<button ...>` for form	`type` = `button` \| `submit` \| `reset` what type of button is this
	`onclick`: script to run when the user clicks here
	`name`: name of this button element
	`value`: the value sent with the form
	`disabled`: disable this button
	`accesskey`: shortcut key for this button
	`tabindex`: tab order
`<caption ...>` for table	`align` = `top` \| `bottom` \| `left` \| `right` alignment of caption to table
`<caption ...>` for table	`valign` = `top` \| `bottom` if caption should be above or below table
`<center>`
`<col ...>` column of table	`span`: how many columns this affects
	`align` = `left` \| `center` \| `right` \| `justify` horizontal alignment
	`width`: width of the column
	`bgcolor`: background color of the column
`<div ...>`	`align` = `left` \| `center` \| `right` \| `justify` text alignment
`<em>` emphasis
`<embed ...>`	`src`: url of resource to be embedded
	`width`: width of area in which to show resource
	`height`: height of area in which to show resource
	`align` = `absbottom` \| `absmiddle` \| `middle` \| `texttop` \| `right` \| `left` \| `baseline` \| `center` \| `bottom` \| `top` how text should flow around the picture
	`name`: name of the embedded object
	`pluginspage`: where to get the plugin software
	`pluginurl`: where to get the jar archive for automatic installation
	`hidden` = `false` \| `true` if the object is visible or not
	`href`: make this object a link
	`target`: frame to link to
	`autostart` = `true` \| `false` if the sound/movie should start automatically
	`loop` = `true` \| `false` \| `# of loops` how many times to play the sound/movie
	`playcount`: how many times to play the sound/movie
	`volume`: how loud to play the sound
	`controls` = `volumelever` \| `stopbutton` \| `pausebutton` \| `playbutton` \| `smallconsole` \| `console` which sound control to display
	`controller` = `true` \| `false` if controls should be displayed
	`mastersound`: indicates the object in a sound group with the sound to use
	`starttime`: how far into the sound to start and stop
	`endtime`: when to finish playing
`<font ...>`	`size`: size of the font
	`color`: color of the text
	`face`: set the typestyle for text
	`point-size`
	`weight`
`<form ...>`	`action`: url of the cgi program
	`method` = `get` \| `post` how to transfer the data to the cgi
	`name`: name of this form
	`enctype` = `"multipart/form-data"` \| `"application/x-www-form-urlencoded"` \| `"text/plain"` what type of form this is
	`target` = `"_blank"` \| `"_parent"` \| `"_self"` \| `"_top"` \| `frame name` what frames to put the results in
	`onsubmit`: script to run before the form is submitted
	`onreset`: script to run before the form is reset
`<frame ...>`	`src`: what file to put in the frame
	`name`: the name of the frame
	`scrolling` = `yes` \| `no` \| `auto` should the frame have a scrollbar?
	`noresize`: don't let the user make the frame bigger or smaller
	`frameborder` = `yes` \| `1` \| `no` \| `0` should this frame have a border?
	`bordercolor`: color of the surrounding border
	`marginwidth`: the internal left and right margins for the frame
	`marginheight`: the internal top and bottom margins for the frame
`<frameset ...>`	`cols`: how many cols in the frameset
	`rows`: how many rows in the frameset
	`frameborder` = `yes` \| `1` \| `no` \| `0` if the frames should have borders
	`framespacing`: space between the frames
	`border`: space between frames
	`bordercolor`: color of frame borders
`<h# ...>` headers `<h1 ...>`, `<h2 ...>`, `<h3 ...>`, `<h4 ...>`, `<h5 ...>`, `<h6 ...>`	`align` = `left` \| `right` \| `center` \| `justify` alignment
`<head>`
`<hr ...>` horizontal rule	`noshade`: don't use shadow effect
	`size`: height
	`width`: horizontal width of the line
	`align` = `left` \| `right` \| `center` horizontal alignment of the line
	`color`: color of the line
`<html>`
`<i>` italics
`<iframe ...>` inline frame	`src`: url of the document to go in the frame
	`height`: height of the inline frame
	`width`: width of the inline frame
	`name`: name of this inline frame
	`longdesc`: url of a long description of the contents of the frame
	`frameborder` = `1` \| `0` if the frame should have a border around it
	`marginwidth`: internal left/right margin for the frame
	`marginheight`: internal top/bottom margin for the frame
	`scrolling` = `yes` \| `no` \| `auto` if the frame should have scroll bars
	`align` = `left` \| `right` \| `top` \| `texttop` \| `middle` \| `absmiddle` \| `center` \| `bottom` \| `absbottom` \| `baseline` alignment of the frame object to text around it
	`vspace`: space above and below the frame
	`hspace`: space to the left and right of the frame
`<img ...>` image	`src`: where to get the picture
	`alt`: text to show if you don't show the picture
	`name`
	`longdesc`: url of a long description of the image
	`width`: how wide is the picture
	`height`: how tall is the picture
	`align` = `left` \| `right` \| `top` \| `texttop` \| `middle` \| `absmiddle` \| `bottom` \| `absbottom` \| `baseline` how text should flow around the picture
	`border`: border around the picture
	`hspace`: horizontal distance between the picture and the text
	`vspace`: vertical distance between the picture and the text
	`ismap`: is this a clickable map?
	`usemap`: name of the map definition
	`lowsrc`: a version of the picture that isn't such a big file
	`naturalsizeflag`: meaningless
	`nosave`: meaningless
	`dynsrc`: play a movie file
	`controls`: show the buttons which control the movie
	`loop` = `infinite` \| `-1` \| `# of loops` how many times to loop the movie
	`start` = `fileopen` \| `mouseover` when to start playing the movie
	`onload`: script to runs after the image is downloaded
	`suppress` = `true` \| `false` don't show icons of images that haven't downloaded yet
`<input ...>` for form	`type` = `text` \| `checkbox` \| `radio` \| `password` \| `hidden` \| `submit` \| `reset` \| `button` \| `file` \| `image` what type of field
	`name`: name of this form field
	`value`: initial or only value of this field
	`size`: how wide the text field should be
	`maxlength`: maximum number of characters
	`checked`: check this checkbox or radio button
	`border`: border around image
	`src`: url of image
	`alt`: text to show if you don't show the picture
	`lowsrc`: a version of the picture that isn't such a big file
	`width`: width of image
	`height`: height of image
	`align` = `left` \| `right` \| `top` \| `texttop` \| `middle` \| `absmiddle` \| `center` \| `bottom` \| `absbottom` \| `baseline` how text should flow around the picture
	`vspace`: vertical distance between the picture and the text
	`hspace`: horizontal distance between the picture and the text
	`readonly`: the value of this field cannot be changed
	`disabled`: don't let the user do anything with this field
	`accesskey`
	`tabindex`: tab order
	`language` = `"javascript"` \| `"javascript1.1"` \| `"jscript"` \| `"vbscript"` \| `"vbs"` \| `other language` scripting language to use
	`onclick`: when the user clicks here
	`onchange`: when this field is changed
	`onfocus`: when this field gets the focus
	`onblur`: when this field loses the focus
	`onkeypress`: script to run when a key is pressed
	`onkeyup`: script for when a key goes up while the field has the focus
	`onkeydown`: script for when a key goes down while the field has the focus
	`autocomplete` = `on` \| `off` if the browser should use autocompletion for the field
`<li ...>` list item	`type` = `disc` \| `circle` \| `square` \| `1` \| `a` \| `a` \| `i` \| `i` type of bullet or numeral
`<li ...>` list item	`value`: where to continue counting
`<link ...>`	`rel`: relationship to this page
	`rev`: reverse relationship to this page
	`href`: url of related document
	`title`: suggested title
	`media` = `screen` \| `print` \| `projection` \| `aural` \| `braille` \| `all` \| `other media` what media type the link applies to
	`type`: mime type of linked resource
`<map ...>`	`name`: name of this map
`<marquee ...>`	`width`: how wide the marquee is
	`height`: how tall the marquee is
	`direction` = `left` \| `right` which direction the marquee should scroll
	`behavior` = `scroll` \| `slide` \| `alternate` what type of scrolling
	`scrolldelay`: how long to delay between each jump
	`scrollamount`: how far to jump
	`loop` = `infinite` \| `number of loops` how many times to loop
	`bgcolor`: background color
	`hspace`: horizontal space around the marquee
	`vspace`: vertical space around the marquee
`<meta ...>`	`name` = `keywords` \| `description` \| `refresh` \| `many others` the pupose of this meta tag
	`http-equiv`: name of the pretend http header
	`content`: metainformation content
`<nobr>` no break
`<noframes>`
`<noscript>`
`<ol ...>` ordered list	`type` = `1` \| `a` \| `a` \| `i` \| `i` type of numerals
`<ol ...>` ordered list	`start`: where to start counting
`<option ...>` for form	`value`: what's the value if this option is chosen
`<option ...>` for form	`selected`: this option is selected by default
`<p ...>` paragraph	`align` = `left` \| `center` \| `right` \| `justify` alignment of text within the paragraph
`<p ...>` paragraph	`clear` = `left` \| `right` \| `all` \| `both` move past picture and other objects
`<param ...>` parameter	`name`: name of the parameter
`<param ...>` parameter	`value`: value of the parameter
`<pre>` preformatted text
`<s>` strikeout
`<script ...>`	`type` = `"text/javascript"` \| `"text/vbscript"` \| `other scripting language` which scripting language to use
	`src`: external source for script
	`defer`: continue loading page while downloading script
	`language` = `javascript` \| `livescript` \| `vbscript` \| `other` deprecated indicator of language
	`for`: object for which this script is an event handler
	`event`: the event this script handles
`<select ...>` for form	`name`: name of this form element
	`multiple`: allow more than one choice
	`size`: how many options to show
	`readonly`: don't let the user change the value of this field
	`disabled`: don't let the user do anything with this field
	`language` = `"javascript"` \| `"javascript1.1"` \| `"vbscript"` \| `other language` scripting language to use
	`onchange`: what to do when a new option is selected
	`tabindex`: tab order
	`onfocus`: script to run when this field gets the focus
	`onblur`: script to run when this field loses the focus
`<small>`
`<sound ...>`
`<spacer ...>`	`type` = `horizontal` \| `vertical` \| `block` what type of space is this
	`align` = `left` \| `right` align left or right
	`size`: how tall or wide
	`width`: how wide
	`height`: how tall
`<span ...>`
`<strong>`
`<style ...>`	`type`: style language
`<style ...>`	`media`: type of media this syle applies to
`<sub>` subscript
`<sup>` superscript
`<table ...>`	`border`: size of border around the table
	`cellpadding`: space between the edge of a cell and the contents
	`cellspacing`: space between cells
	`width`: width of the table as a whole
	`bgcolor`: color of the background
	`background`: picture to use as background
	`align` = `left` \| `right` alignment of table to surrounding text
	`hspace`: horizontal space between table and surrounding text
	`vspace`: vertical space between table and surrounding text
	`height`: height of the table as a whole
	`frame` = `void` \| `box` \| `border` \| `above` \| `below` \| `lhs` \| `rhs` \| `hsides` \| `vsides` parts of outside border that are visible
	`rules` = `none` \| `all` \| `cols` \| `rows` \| `groups` if there should be internal borders
	`bordercolor`: color of border around the table
	`bordercolorlight`: color of "light" part of border around the table
	`bordercolordark`: color of "dark" part of border around the table
	`summary`: summary of the purpose of the table
`<td ...>` table data	`align` = `left` \| `center` \| `middle` \| `right` horizontal alignment of cell contents
	`valign` = `top` \| `middle` \| `center` \| `bottom` \| `baseline` vertical alignment of cell contents
	`width`: width of cell
	`height`: height of cell
	`colspan`: number of columns to cover
	`rowspan`: number of rows to cover
	`nowrap`: don't word wrap
	`bgcolor`: color of the background
	`bordercolor`: color of border around the table
	`bordercolordark`: color of "dark" part of border around the table
	`bordercolorlight`: color of "light" part of border around the table
	`background`: picture to use as background
`<textarea ...>` for form	`name`: name of this form field
	`cols`: how many characters wide
	`rows`: how many rows
	`wrap` = `soft` \| `hard` \| `off` how to wrap the text
	`readonly`: don't let the user change the contents of the field
	`disabled`: don't let the user do anything with this field
	`tabindex`: tab order
	`language` = `"javascript"` \| `"javascript1.1"` \| `"vbscript"` \| `other language` scripting language
	`onchange`: script to run when the user has changed the textarea
	`onkeypress`: script to run when a key is pressed
`<title>`
`<tr ...>` table row	`align` = `left` \| `center` \| `right` horizontal alignment of cell contents
	`halign` = `left` \| `center` \| `right`
	`valign` = `top` \| `middle` \| `bottom` \| `baseline` vertical alignment of cell contents
	`bgcolor`: background color
	`background`: background image
	`bordercolor`: color of border around each cell
	`bordercolorlight`: color of "light" part of border around each cell
	`bordercolordark`: color of "dark" part of border around each cell
`<tt>` teletype
`<u>` underline
`<ul ...>` unordered list	`type` = `disc` \| `circle` \| `square` type of bullets
`<xmp>`