HTML Codes

Basic Tags

<html> </html>
Creates an HTML document
<head> </head>
Sets off the title and other information that isn't displayed on the Web page itself
<body> </body>
Sets off the visible portion of the document

Header Tags

<title> </title>
Puts the name of the document in the title bar

Body Attributes

<body bgcolor=?>
Sets the background color, using name or hex value
<body text=?>
Sets the text color, using name or hex value
<body link=?>
Sets the color of links, using name or hex value
<body vlink=?>
Sets the color of followed links, using name or hex value
<body alink=?>
Sets the color of links on click

Links

<a href="URL"> </a>
Creates a hyperlink
<a href="mailto:EMAIL"> </a>
Creates a mailto link
<a name="NAME"> </a>
Creates a target location within a document
<a href="#NAME"> </a>
Links to that target location from elsewhere in the document

Formatting

<p> </p>
Creates a new paragraph
<p align=?>
Aligns a paragraph to the left, right, or center
<br>
Inserts a line break
<blockquote> </blockquote>
Indents text from both sides
<dl> </dl>
Creates a definition list
<dt>
Precedes each definition term
<dd>
Precedes each definition
<ol> </ol>
Creates a numbered list
<li> </li>
Precedes each list item, and adds a number
<ul> </ul>
Creates a bulleted list
<div align=?>
A generic tag used to format large blocks of HTML, also used for stylesheets

Graphical Elements

<img src="name">
Adds an image
<img src="name" align=?>
Aligns an image: left, right, center; bottom, top, middle
<img src="name" border=?>
Sets size of border around an image
<hr>
Inserts a horizontal rule
<hr size=?>
Sets size <height> of rule
<hr width=?>
Sets width of rule, in percentage or absolute value
<hr noshade>
Creates a rule without a shadow

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 Attributes

<table border=#>
Sets width of 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=# or %>
Sets width of table - in pixels or as a percentage of document width
<tr align=?> or <td align=?>
Sets alignment for cell <s> <left, center, or right>
<tr valign=?> or <td valign=?>
Sets vertical alignment for cell <s> <top, middle, or bottom>
<td colspan=#>
Sets number of columns a cell should span
<td rowspan=#>
Sets number of rows a cell should span <default=1>
<td nowrap>
Prevents the lines within a cell from being broken to fit

Frames

<frameset> </frameset>
tag in a frames document; can also be nested in other framesets
<frameset rows="value,value">
Defines the rows within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of width
<frameset cols="value,value">
Defines the columns within a frameset, using number in pixels, or percentage of width
<frame>
Defines a single frame - or region - within a frameset
<noframes> </noframes>
Defines what will appear on browsers that don't support frames

Frames Attributes

<frame src="URL">
Specifies which HTML document should be displayed
<frame name="name">
Names the frame, or region, so it may be targeted by other frames
<frame marginwidth=#>
Defines the left and right margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater than 1
<frame marginheight=#>
Defines the top and bottom margins for the frame; must be equal to or greater than 1
<frame scrolling=VALUE>
Sets whether the frame has a scrollbar; value may equal "yes," "no," or "auto. " The default, as in ordinary documents, is auto.
<frame noresize>
Prevents the user from resizing a frame

Forms

For functional forms, you'll have to run a CGI script. The HTML just creates the appearance of a form.
<form> </form>
Creates all forms
<select multiple name="NAME" size=?> </select>
Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items visible before yo u need to scroll.
<option>
Sets off each menu item
<select name="NAME"> </select>
Creates a pulldown menu
<textarea name="NAME" cols=40 rows=8> </textarea>
Creates a text box area. Columns set the width; rows set the height.
<input type="checkbox" name="NAME">
Creates a checkbox. Text follows tag.
<input type="radio" name="NAME" value="x">
Creates a radio button. Text follows tag
<input type=text name="foo" size=20>
Creates a one-line text area. Size sets length, in characters.
<input type="submit" value="NAME">
Creates a Submit button
<input type="image" border=0 name="NAME" src="name.gif">
Creates a Submit button using an image
<input type="reset">
Creates a Reset button