HTML Cheatsheet

HTML Cheatsheet


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

Text Tags
`<pre></pre>` Creates preformatted text
`<hl></hl>` Creates the largest headline
`<h6></h6>` Creates the smallest headline
`<b></b>` Creates bold text
`<i></i>` Creates italic text
`<tt></tt>` Creates teletype, or typewriter-style text
`<cite></cite>` Creates a citation, usually italic
`<em></em>` Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold)
`<strong></strong>` Emphasizes a word (with italic or bold)
`<font size=?></font>` Sets size of font, from 1 to 7)
`<font color=?></font>` Sets font color, using name or hex value

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>` ndents 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 w idth

<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

<option>
Sets off each menu item

<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