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Tag	Description
!--	Comments. Any text between tags will not display in the browser.
!DOCTYPE	Describes the HTML version used in the current document.
A	Stands for anchor. Attributes create hyperlinks and named references.
ADDRESS	Specifies a mailing address.
APPLET	Embeds a Java applet. See OBJECT.
AREA	Specifies the shape of a "hot spot" in a client-side image map.
B	Changes text to bold. See STRONG.
BASE	Specifies a document's URL.
BASEFONT	Sets the base font value.
BGSOUND	Adds background sounds that play on initial load.
BIG	Enlarges the font size.
BLOCKQUOTE	Sets apart a quotation in text.
BODY	Specifies the beginning and the end of the document body. See HEAD.
BR	Inserts a line break.
CAPTION	Specifies a caption for a table. Valid only within the TABLE element.
CENTER	Centers text and images.
CITE	Indicates a citation. Used to present a book, paper, or other published source material.
CODE	Presents a code sample.
COL	Sets the properties of a column.
COLGROUP	Sets the properties of one or more columns as a group.
COMMENT	Indicates a comment. Text in a comment element does not display in a browser.
DD	Specifies definition data. Used to format the text for a definition. See DL, DT.
DFN	Specifies a definition. Formats a defined term.
DIR	Denotes a directory list.
DIV	Sets a document division. Groups related elements together within a document.
DL	Denotes a definition list. Used for a list of defined terms. See DT, DD.
DT	Specifies a definition term. Used to format the defined term. See DL, DD.
EM	Emphasizes text, usually by rendering text in italic.
EMBED	Indicates an embedded object. See OBJECT.
FONT	Formats the font style, size, and color.
FORM	Denotes a form with which users enter data. See INPUT for a list of form elements.
FRAME	Defines independent windows, or frames, within a page. See FRAMESET.
FRAMESET	Defines layout for frames within a page. See FRAME.
Hn	Renders text in heading style, usually with a larger font than the body text. The n is a value from 1 to 6.
HEAD	Marks the HTML document heading.
HR	Draws a horizontal rule. Used to separate sections.
HTML	Denotes the file is an HTML document.
I	Renders text in italic.
IMG	Inserts a graphic file.
INPUT	Specifies a form control such as a check box or radio button. See FORM.
ISINDEX	Indicates the presence of an index.
KBD	Indicates text to be entered at a keyboard. Appears in fixed-width and bold type.
LI	Denotes an item in a list. Adds special character or number depending on use. See UL, OL.
LINK	Establishes the relationship between documents. Appears only in the HEAD element.
LISTING	Renders text in fixed-width type.
MAP	Specifies a collection of hot spots for a client-side image map.
MARQUEE	Displays text in a scrolling marquee.
MENU	Denotes a list of items.
META	Provides information about the document. Used for client pull, also by some search engines for indexing. Describes the character set to be used.
NOBR	Turns off line breaking.
NOFRAMES	Indicates content viewable only by browsers that do not support frames.
OBJECT	Inserts an OLE Control.
OL	Specifies an ordered list. Each item has a number or letter reference. See UL, LI.
OPTION	Denotes one choice in a list box.
P	Inserts a paragraph break and denotes a new paragraph.
PARAM	Sets object properties.
PLAINTEXT	Renders text in fixed-width type without processing elements.
PRE	Displays text exactly as typed—with all line breaks and spacing.
S	Renders text in strikethrough type.
SAMP	Specifies sample text. See CODE.
SCRIPT	Specifies the inclusion of a script.
SELECT	Denotes a list box or drop-down list.
SMALL	Decreases the font size.
SPAN	Applies style information to the enclosed text.
STRIKE	Renders text in strikethrough type. See S.
STRONG	Emphasizes text, usually with bold. See B.
STYLE	Allows authors to include rendering information using a specified style notation.
SUB	Renders text in subscript.
SUP	Renders text in superscript.
TABLE	Creates a table. See TH, TR, and TD to learn how to define rows and columns.
TBODY	Defines the table body.
TD	Creates a cell in a table.
TEXTAREA	Creates a box in which a user can enter and edit text.
TFOOT	Defines the table footer.
TH	Creates a row or column heading in a table.
THEAD	Defines the table header.
TITLE	Specifies a document title. Appears in the browser title bar.
TR	Creates a row in a table.
TT	Denotes teletype. Displays text in fixed-width type.
U	Renders text underlined.
UL	Formats lines of text as a bulleted list. See LI.
VAR	Indicates placeholder text for a variable. Displays text in a small, fixed-width font.
WBR	Inserts a soft line break in a block of NOBR text.
XMP	Indicates example text. Displays text in fixed-width font.

!--

<!-- .. -->

Specifies that enclosed text is an author's comment. Text may be multi-line. Any text between the tags will not appear in an HTML browser. You can include lines of text between the start-tag and end-tag.

Example

<!--This line of text, enclosed in an HTML page, will not display. 
  This second line of text will not display either.-->

!DOCTYPE

<!DOCTYPE>

Specifies the version of HTML used in the document. !DOCTYPE is the first element in any HTML document. !DOCTYPE is a required element for any HTML 3.2-compliant document.

Example

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">

A

<A
CLASS=type
HREF=reference
ID=value
NAME=name
onClick=function
onMouseOver=function
REL=SAME|NEXT|PARENT|PREVIOUS
REV=value
STYLE=style
TARGET=window
TITLE=title>
</A>

Stands for anchor. The end-tag is required.

CLASS=type

Indicates the class to which the element belongs.

HREF=reference

Specifies either a destination address or a destination file. A destination address must be in URL format. A destination file must name a file and be in the format of the given file system. If no path or domain name is specified, the file is searched for in the same location as the current document.

ID=value

Specifies a unique value for the element over the document.

NAME=name

Specifies a named reference within an HTML document.

onClick=function

Activates a script when the onClick event occurs.

onMouseOver=function

Activates a script when the onMouseOver event occurs.

REL=SAME|NEXT|PARENT|PREVIOUS

Defines the relationship of a link. The default is SAME.

SAME	The author of the linked document is the same as the current document.
NEXT	The link is the next page in a sequence.
PARENT	The current page is the parent of a destination document.
PREVIOUS	The link is to the previous document.

REV=value

Specifies the reverse link.

STYLE=style

Specifies style information.

TARGET=window

Specifies to load the link into the targeted window. This attribute can be used with a frameset where a frame has been named in the FRAME element. The window can be one of these values:

window	Specifies to load the link into the targeted window. The window must begin with an alphanumeric character to be valid, except for the following four target windows:
blank	Load the link into a new blank window. This window is not named.
parent	Load the link into the immediate parent of the document the link is in.
self	Load the link into the same window the link was clicked in.
top	Load the link into the full body of the window.

TITLE=title

Specifies the title that appears when the hyperlink is selected.

The properties of elements that can follow A are applied to the data characters or elements in the container. The anchor element is used to link text or other elements using the HREF= attribute. The anchor element is used to specify text or graphics as a named reference, to which hyperlinks can link, using the NAME= attribute. Anchors cannot be nested.

Example

<a class="bgwhite" href="http://www.microsoft.com"> This is a link to Microsoft.</A>

<a class="bgwhite" href="home.htm">This is a link to a file called home.htm in the same 
directory as this page.</A> 

<A TARGET="viewer" HREF="sample.htm">Click here to load the link into 
"viewer" window.</A>

ADDRESS

Specifies the mailing address. This element typically is used at the bottom of a document. Text is displayed in italic. The end-tag is required.

Example

<ADDRESS>This text will be in italic.</ADDRESS>

APPLET

Embeds a Java applet in an HTML document. The end-tag is required.

Describes the alignment of an object to text. The default is LEFT.

LEFT	The applet is aligned to the left of surrounding text.
CENTER	The applet is aligned to the center of surrounding text.
RIGHT	The applet is aligned to the right of surrounding text.
TOP	The applet is aligned to the top of surrounding text.
MIDDLE	The applet is aligned to the middle of surrounding text.
BOTTOM	The applet is aligned to the bottom of surrounding text.

ALT=alternateText

Specifies alternate text for text-only browsers or browsers that do not support Java.

CODE=appletFile

Specifies the name of the Java applet.

CODEBASE=codebaseURL

Specifies the base URL of the applet (the directory in which the applet is located).

DOWNLOAD=n

Specifies the image download order.

HEIGHT=pixels

Specifies the initial height of the applet display area.

HSPACE=pixels

Specifies the horizontal space in which the applet displays.

NAME=appletInstanceName

Identifies an applet to other applets within the HTML page.

PARAM NAME=AttributeName

Passes applet-specific arguments in from an HTML page. There may be no, one, or any number of PARAM NAME= attributes present in the APPLET start-tag.

TITLE=text

Specifies an advisory title string.

VSPACE=pixels

Specifies the space in pixels above the applet.

WIDTH=pixels

Specifies the initial width of the applet display area.

Applet resources are loaded relative to the document URL. The CODEBASE= attribute is used to change this default behavior. If the CODEBASE= attribute is defined, it specifies a different location in which to find applet resources. The value can be an absolute or a relative URL. The absolute URL is used as is, without modification, and is not affected by the document's BASE element. When the CODEBASE= attribute is relative, it is relative to the document URL (or BASE tag, if defined).

Example

<APPLET CODEBASE="applets/javaapps"
	CODE=JavaDemo.class
	WIDTH=100
	HEIGHT=200>
<PARAM NAME=text value="This is a Java applet.">
<IMG SRC=logo.gif ALT="Upgrade to Internet Explorer to view this Java 
applet.">
</APPLET>

AREA

Specifies the shape of a "hot spot" in a client-side image map.

ALT=text

Specifies the alternative display for text-only browsers.

CLASS=type

Indicates the class to which the element belongs.

COORDS=coords

Specifies coordinates that define the hot spot's shape.

HREF=url

Specifies the destination of the hot spot.

ID=value

Specifies a unique value for the element over the document.

NOHREF

Indicates that clicks in this region should cause no action.

NOTAB

Excludes the element from the tabbing order.

SHAPE=shape-type

Denotes the type of shape. The shape-type can be one of these values:

RECT	Rectangle. Takes four coordinates: x1, y1, x2, and y2. This is the default.
RECTANGLE	Rectangle. Takes four coordinates: x1, y1, x2, and y2.
CIRC	Circle. Takes three coordinates: centerx, centery, and radius.
CIRCLE	Circle. Takes three coordinates: centerx, centery, and radius.
POLY	Polygon. Takes three or more pairs of coordinates denoting a polygonal region.
POLYGON	Polygon. Takes three or more pairs of coordinates denoting a polygonal region.

STYLE=css1 properties

Specifies style information.

TABINDEX=n

Specifies the position in the tabbing order.

TARGET=window

Specifies to load the link into the targeted window. The window can be one of these values:

window	Specifies to load the link into the targeted window. The window must begin with an alphanumeric character to be valid, except for the following four target windows:
_blank	Load the link into a new blank window. This window is not named.
_parent	Load the link into the immediate parent of the document the link is in.
_self	Load the link into the same window the link was clicked in.
_top	Load the link into the full body of the window.

TITLE=text

Specifies an advisory title for balloon help.

Examples

<AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="50, 25, 150, 125" HREF="http://www.sample.com"> 

<AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="50, 25, 150, 125" NOHREF> 

<AREA TARGET="viewer" HREF="sample.htm" SHAPE="CIRCLE" COORDS="50, 25, 
150, 125">

B

Renders text in bold. The end-tag turns off the bold formatting.

Example

<B>Displayed in a bold typeface.</B>

BASE

Specifies the document's URL.

HREF=url

Specifies the document's full URL in case the document gets read out of context and the reader wants to refer to the original.

TARGET=window

Specifies to load all the links on the page into the targeted window. This can be overridden by specifying a different target attribute for a specific link. The window can be one of these values:

window	Specifies to load the link into the targeted window. The window must begin with an alphanumeric character to be valid, except for the following four target windows:
_blank	Load the link into a new blank window. This window is not named.
_parent	Load the link into the immediate parent of the document the link is in.
_self	Load the link into the same window the link was clicked in.
_top	Load the link into the full body of the window.

Examples

<BASE HREF="http:// www.sample.com/hello.htm"> 

<BASE HREF="http:// www.sample.com/hello.htm" TARGET="viewer">

BASEFONT

Sets the base font value. This value will be used as a default for any text not formatted with a style sheet or using the FONT element.

COLOR=color: Specifies the color of the base font.
NAME=name: Specifies the name of the base font.
SIZE=n: Specifies the size of the base font. The n can be between 1 and 7 inclusive; default is 3; 7 is largest. Throughout the document, relative font size settings (for example, <FONT SIZE=+3>) are set according to this.

Example

<BASEFONT SIZE=3> This sets the base font size to 3.
<FONT SIZE=+4> Now the font size is 7.
<FONT SIZE=-1> Now the font size is 2.

BGSOUND

Adds background sounds or "soundtracks" to a page. Sounds can either be samples (.wav or .au format) or MIDI format.

LOOP=n: Specifies how many times a sound will loop when activated. If n=-1, or if LOOP=INFINITE is specified, it will loop indefinitely.
SRC=url: Specifies the address of a sound to be displayed.

BIG

<BIG>

Makes text one size larger.

Example

<BIG>This text is larger.</BIG>

BLOCKQUOTE

Indents both left and right margins. Used to set apart quotations in text. The end-tag is required.

Example

<P>He said,
<BLOCKQUOTE>"Hi there!"</BLOCKQUOTE>

BODY

<BODY
ALINK=color
BACKGROUND=url
BGCOLOR=color
BGPROPERTIES=FIXED
CLASS=type
ID=value
LEFTMARGIN=n
LINK=color
STYLE=css1 properties
TEXT=color
TOPMARGIN=n
VLINK=color>
</BODY>

Specifies the beginning and end of the document body. This element also allows you to set the background image, the background color, the link colors, and the top and left margins of the page. The end-tag is required.

ALINK=color: Specifies the color of the active hyperlink.
BACKGROUND=url: Specifies a background picture. The picture is tiled behind the text and graphics on the page.
BGCOLOR=color: Sets the background color of the page. The color can be either a hexadecimal, red-green-blue color value or a predefined color name. See Color.
BGPROPERTIES=FIXED: Specifies a "watermark," which is a background picture that does not scroll. The background image remains fixed behind any scrolling foreground information.
CLASS=type: Indicates the class to which the element belongs.
ID=value: Specifies a unique value for the element over the document.
LEFTMARGIN=n: Specifies the left margin for the entire body of the page and overrides the default margin. If set to zero, the left margin will be exactly on the left edge.
LINK=color: Sets the color of hyperlinks that have not yet been visited. The color can be either a hexadecimal, red-green-blue color value or a predefined color name. See Color.
STYLE=css1 properties: Specifies style information.
TEXT=color: Sets the color of text on the page. The color can be either a hexadecimal, red-green-blue color value or a predefined color name. See Color.
TOPMARGIN=n: Specifies the margin for the top of the page and overrides the default margin. If set to zero, the top margin will be on the precise top edge.
VLINK=color: Sets the color of hyperlinks that have already been visited. The color can be either a hexadecimal, red-green-blue color value or a predefined color name. See Color.

Examples

The HTML used to insert the background image of this page is:

<BODY BACKGROUND="/ie/images/watermrk.gif" BGPROPERTIES=FIXED 
BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF TEXT=#000000 LINK=#ff6600 VLINK=#330099>

<HTML><BODY>Here's a Web page!</BODY></HTML>

BR

<BR
CLASS=type
CLEAR=NONE|LEFT|RIGHT|ALL>

Inserts a line break.

CLASS=type

Indicates the class to which the element belongs.

CLEAR=NONE|LEFT|RIGHT|ALL

Controls the display of text below or beside an image. The default is NONE.

NONE	The next text in the document appears immediately after the image.
LEFT	The next text in the document is displayed below the image at the next full left margin.
RIGHT	The next text in the document is displayed below the image at the next full right margin.
ALL	The next text in the document is displayed below the image at the next full left and right margins.

CAPTION

Specifies a caption for a table. This element is valid only within the TABLE element. The end-tag is required.

ALIGN=CENTER|LEFT|RIGHT

Sets the alignment of the caption to the table. The default is CENTER.

CENTER	The caption is centered above the margins of the table.
LEFT	The caption is aligned to the left side of the table.
RIGHT	The caption is aligned to the right side of the table.

VALIGN=TOP|BOTTOM

Sets the vertical alignment of the table caption. The default is TOP.

TOP	The caption is at the top of the table.
BOTTOM	The caption is at the bottom of the table.

Example

<TABLE>
<CAPTION VALIGN=BOTTOM>
This caption will appear below the table.
</CAPTION>
<TR>
     ....
</TR>
</TABLE>

CENTER

<CENTER>
</CENTER>

Centers text and images. The end-tag returns the alignment to its previous state.

Example

<CENTER>This text appears centered on the page.</CENTER>

CITE

<CITE>
</CITE>

Indicates a citation. Refers to a book, paper, or other published source material. The end-tag is required.

Example

<CITE>Book Title.</CITE>

CODE

<CODE>
</CODE>

Specifies a code sample. Renders text in a small font. (If no font face is specified, the font used is fixed-width.) The end-tag is required.

Example

<CODE>Here is some text in a small, fixed-width font.</CODE>

COL

Sets the properties of one or more columns. Use this element in conjunction with a COLGROUP element to set the properties of a column within a group of columns.

ALIGN=CENTER|LEFT|RIGHT

Specifies the text alignment in cells within the column. The default is CENTER.

CENTER	Text is aligned with the center of cells in the column.
LEFT	Text is aligned to the left of cells in the column.
RIGHT	Text is aligned to the right of cells in the column.

SPAN=n

Sets the number of consecutive columns for which the properties are set.

This element is valid only within a table. The end-tag is not required and is not recommended.

The properties specified by the COL element always override the properties specified by the preceding COLGROUP element.

Example

<TABLE>
<COLGROUP>
    <COL ALIGN=RIGHT>
    <COL ALIGN=LEFT>
<COLGROUP>
    <COL ALIGN=CENTER>
<TBODY>
    <TR>
    <TD>This is the first column in the group and is right-aligned.</TD>
    <TD>This is the second column in the group and is left-aligned.</TD>
    <TD>This column is in a new group and is centered.</TD>
    </TR>
</TABLE>

COLGROUP

Sets the properties of one or more columns.

HALIGN=CENTER|LEFT|RIGHT

Specifies the horizontal alignment of text in the cells for the column group specified in the element. The default is CENTER.

CENTER	Text is aligned in the center of cells in the column.
LEFT	Text is aligned to the left of cells in the column.
RIGHT	Text is aligned to the right of cells in the column.

SPAN=n

Sets the number of consecutive columns that are in the group and for which the properties are set.

VALIGN=MIDDLE|TOP|BOTTOM

Specifies the vertical alignment of text within the cells specified in the columns. The default is MIDDLE.

MIDDLE	Text is aligned in the middle of cells specified in the column group.
TOP	Text is aligned to the top of cells specified in the column group.
BOTTOM	Text is aligned to the bottom of cells specified in the column group.
WIDTH=n	Indicates the width of the columns in the column group.

This element is valid only within a table. The end-tag is not required and is not recommended.

If the columns in a group of columns require varying properties, use COLGROUP in conjunction with one or more COL elements to individually set the properties for the columns.

This element affects how rules are drawn within a table when groups are specified with the RULES= attribute in the TABLE element. In this case, vertical rules are drawn between column groups rather than between individual columns.

Example

<TABLE>
<COLGROUP ALIGN=RIGHT>
<COLGROUP SPAN=2 ALIGN=LEFT>
<TBODY>
    <TR>
    <TD>This column is in the first group and is right-aligned.</TD>
    <TD>This column is in the second group and is left-aligned.</TD>
    <TD>This column is in the second group and is left-aligned.</TD>
    </TR>
</TABLE>

COMMENT

<COMMENT>
</COMMENT>

Indicates a comment. The text between the elements is ignored, unless it contains HTML code.

This element is provided for backward compatibility. See the entry for above.

Example

<COMMENT>This won't be printed.</COMMENT>

DD

Indicates that the following text is a definition of a term, and therefore should be displayed in the right-hand column of a definition list.

CLASS=type: Indicates the class to which the element belongs.
ID=value: Specifies a unique value for the element over the document.
STYLE=css1 properties: Specifies style information.

Example

<DL><DT>Cat<DD>A small domesticated mammal.
<DT>Lizard<DD>A reptile generally found in dry areas.</DL>

DFN

<DFN>

Specifies a definition. Formats a term for its first appearance in a document.

Example

<DFN>HTML stands for hypertext markup language.</DFN>

DIR

<DIR
COMPACT>
</DIR>

Specifies that the following text is a directory list that consists of individual items, each beginning with an LI element and none containing more than 20 characters, that should be displayed in columns. The end-tag is required.

COMPACT: Speficies a compact list style. The entries in the list appear closer together.

Example

<DIR><LI>Art
<LI>History
<LI>Literature
<LI>Sports
<LI>Entertainment
<LI>Science
</DIR>

DIV

<DIV
ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT|JUSTIFY
CLASS=type
ID=value
LANG=iso
NOWRAP>
</DIV>

Represents different kinds of containers, for example, chapter, section, abstract, or appendix. The end-tag is required.

ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT|JUSTIFY

Specifies the default horizontal alignment for the contents of this element. This is needed for compatibility with deployed browsers and can be overridden by style sheets. The default is LEFT.

LEFT	Text is aligned to the left.
CENTER	Text is centered.
RIGHT	Text is aligned to the right.
JUSTIFY	Text is justified to the right and left margins.

CLASS=type

Indicates the class to which the element belongs.

ID=value

Specifies a unique value for the element over the document.

LANG=iso

Indicates the ISO standard language. Enter the standard abbreviation to indicate the language of the element.

NOWRAP

Specifies that the text lines within a document are not automatically wrapped by the browser.

Example

<DIV>
This text represents a section.
</DIV>

<DIV ALIGN=CENTER>
This text represents another section, and its text is centered.
</DIV>

DL

<DL
CLASS=type
COMPACT
ID=value
STYLE=css1 properties>
</DL>

Specifies that the following block is a definition list, that is, an automatically formatted list with terms on the left and their definitions indented below. The end-tag is required.

See DT (directory term) and DD (directory definition) for a description of elements that appear within a directory list.

CLASS=type: Indicates the class to which the element belongs.
COMPACT: Specifies that the list should be organized in a compact style. Each entry appears closer together.
ID=value: Specifies a unique value for the element over the document.
STYLE=css1 properties: Specifies style information.

Example

<DL>
<DT>Cat
<DD> A small domesticated mammal.
<DT>Lizard
<DD>A reptile generally found in dry areas.
</DL>

DT

<DT>

Specifies a term in a definition list. Indicates that the text is a term to be defined, and should therefore be displayed in the left-hand column of a definition list.

Example

<DL>
<DT>Cat
<DD> A small domesticated mammal.
<DT>Lizard
<DD>A reptile generally found in dry areas.
</DL>

EM

<EM>
</EM>

Emphasizes text, usually by rendering it in italic. The end-tag is required.

Example

<EM>This text will be in italics.</EM>

EMBED

<EMBED
HEIGHT=n
NAME=text
[optional parameter="value"]
PALETTE=#rgb|#rgb
SRC=url
UNITS=PIXELS|EN
WIDTH=n>
</EMBED>

Indicates an embedded object. OBJECT is the preferred element for inserting objects, but EMBED is included for backward compatibility with earlier HTML documents. See OBJECT.

The end-tag is required.

HEIGHT=n

Specifies the height, in pixels, of the object on the page.

NAME=text

Indicates the name used by other objects or elements to refer to this object.

optional parameter="value"

Specifies any parameters that are specific to the object. In the example that follows, AUTOSTART and PLAYBACK are optional parameters.

PALETTE=#rgb|#rgb

Sets the color palette to the foreground or background color. The first rgb value specifies the foreground color. The second rgb value specifies the background color. For example, PALETTE=#aa0000|#001100 sets the foreground color to red and the background color to green.

SRC=url

Specifies the name of any source data input to the object.

UNITS=PIXELS|EN

Specifies the measurement unit used by the HEIGHT= and WIDTH= attributes.

PIXELS	The default size.
EN	Half the point size.

WIDTH=n

Specifies the width of the object, in pixels, on the page.

Example

<EMBED SRC=&quot;MyMovie.AVI&quot; WIDTH=100 HEIGHT=250 AUTOSTART="TRUE" 
PLAYBACK="FALSE">

FONT

Sets the size, font, and color of text.

COLOR=color: Sets font color. The color can be either a hexadecimal, red-green-blue color value or a predefined color name. See Color.
FACE="name [,name2[,name3]]": Sets the font. A list of font names can be specified. If the first font is available on the system, it will be used; otherwise, the second will be tried, and so on. If none are available, a default font will be used.
SIZE=n: Specifies font size between 1 and 7 (7 is largest). A plus or minus before the number indicates a size relative to the current BASEFONT setting. Relative font sizes are not cumulative, so putting two <FONT SIZE="+1"> elements in a row does not result in the font size being increased by 2.

FORM

<FORM
ACTION=url
METHOD=GET|POST
onSubmit=event
TARGET=window>
</FORM>

Denotes a form. The end-tag is required.

ACTION=url

Specifies the address to be used to carry out the action of the form. If none is specified, the base URL of the document is used.

METHOD=GET|POST

Indicates how the form data should be sent to the server. The default is GET.

GET	Appends the arguments to the action URL and opens it as if it were an anchor.
POST	Sends the data via an HTTP post transaction.

onSubmit=event

References an event, possibly a script statement such as a VBScript functional call, when the form is sent to the server.

TARGET=window

Specifies to load the results of the form submission into the targeted window. The window can be one of these values:

window	Specifies to load the link into the targeted window. The window must begin with an alphanumeric character to be valid, except for the following four target windows:
blank	Load the link into a new blank window. This window is not named.
parent	Load the link into the immediate parent of the document the link is in.
self	Load the link into the same window the link was clicked in.
top	Load the link into the full body of the window.

Example

<FORM TARGET="viewer" ACTION="http://www.sample.com/bin/search">
    ...
</FORM>

FRAME

Defines a single frame in a frameset. There is no matching end-tag.

ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT|TOP|BOTTOM

Sets the alignment of the frame or of the surrounding text. The default is LEFT.

LEFT	The frame is drawn as a left-flush "floating frame," and text flows around it.
CENTER	Surrounding text is aligned with the center of the frame.
RIGHT	The frame is drawn as a right-flush "floating frame," and text flows around it.
TOP	Surrounding text is aligned with the top of the frame.
BOTTOM	Surrounding text is aligned with the bottom of the frame.

FRAMEBORDER=1|0

Renders a 3-D edge border around the frame. 1 (default) inserts a border. 0 displays no border.

MARGINHEIGHT=height

Controls the margin height for the frame, in pixels.

MARGINWIDTH=width

Controls the margin width for the frame, in pixels.

NAME=name

Provides a target name for the frame.

NORESIZE

Prevents the user from resizing the frame.

SCROLLING=yes|no

Creates a scrolling frame.

SRC=address

Displays the source file for the frame.

Example

<FRAME FRAMEBORDER=0 SCROLLING=NO SRC="sample.htm">

FRAMESET

<FRAMESET
COLS=col-widths
FRAMEBORDER=1|0
FRAMESPACING=spacing
ROWS=row-heights>
</FRAMESET>

Hosts the FRAME, FRAMESET, and NOFRAMES elements. FRAMESETs can be nested within each other to have layouts within a frame. Each frameset can exist at the same level as a frame.

The end-tag is required.

COLS=col-widths: Creates a frame document with columns. You can specify the column dimensions by percentage (%), pixels, or a relative size (*).
FRAMEBORDER=1|0: Provides the option to display or not display a 3-D border for a frame. 1 (default) sets a frame border. 0 displays no border.
FRAMESPACING=spacing: Creates additional space between frames, in pixels.
ROWS=row-heights: Creates a frame document with rows. You can specify the row dimensions by percentage (%), pixels, or a relative size (*).

The FRAMEBORDER= and FRAMESPACING= attributes are inherited from any containing FRAMESET element, which means you need only set the attribute on the single, outermost FRAMESET tag to affect all FRAME tags on that page.

Example

<FRAMESET SCROLLING=YES COLS="25%, 50%, *">
    <FRAME SRC="contents.htm">
    <FRAME SRC="info.htm">
    <FRAME SCROLLING=NO SRC="graphic.htm">
</FRAMESET>

Hn

Renders text in heading style. Use H1 through H6 to specify different sizes and styles of headings. The end-tag (required) restores the formatting to normal.

n

Sets the heading level. This is an integer from 1 to 6.

ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT

Sets the alignment of heading text. The default is LEFT.

LEFT	Text is aligned to the left.
CENTER	Text is aligned to the center.
RIGHT	Text is aligned to the right.

Example

<H1>Welcome to Internet Explorer!</H1>

HEAD

<HEAD>
</HEAD>

Marks the HTML document heading.

The end-tag is required to donote closure for the document heading. Typically the BODY begin-tag appears after the HEAD end-tag.

Example

<HEAD>
<TITLE>A Simple Document</TITLE>
</HEAD>

HR

Draws a horizontal rule.

ALIGN=CENTER|LEFT|RIGHT

Sets the alignment of the rule. The default is CENTER.

CENTER	Rule is centered on the page.
LEFT	Rule is aligned to the left of the page.
RIGHT	Rule is aligned to the right of the page.

CLASS=type

Indicates the class to which the element belongs.

COLOR=color

Sets the color of the rule. The color can be either a hexadecimal, red-green-blue color value or a predefined color name. See Color.

ID=value

Specifies a unique value for the element over the document.

NOSHADE

Draws the rule without 3-D shading.

SIZE=n

Sets the height of the rule, in pixels.

STYLE=css1 properties

Specifies style information.

WIDTH=n

Sets the width of the rule, either in pixels or as a percentage of window width. To specify a percentage, the n must end with the percent (%) sign.

Example

<HR SIZE=5 WIDTH=80% NOSHADE>

HTML

<HTML>
</HTML>

Denotes the file as an HTML document. The begin-tag typically appears after the !DOCTYPE element. The end-tag comes after all HTML elements in the document.

This element has no attributes.

Example

<HTML>
<BODY> 
<P>This is an HTML document.
</BODY> 
</HTML>

I

<I>
</I>

Renders text in italic. The end-tag turns off the italic formatting.

Example

<I>This text will be in italic.</I>

IFRAME

Defines a floating frame. The end-tag is required.

ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT|TOP|BOTTOM

Sets the alignment of the frame or of the surrounding text. The default is LEFT.

LEFT	The frame is drawn as a left-flush "floating frame," and text flows around it.
CENTER	Surrounding text is aligned with the center of the frame.
RIGHT	The frame is drawn as a right-flush "floating frame," and text flows around it.
TOP	Surrounding text is aligned with the top of the frame.
BOTTOM	Surrounding text is aligned with the bottom of the frame.

FRAMEBORDER=1|0

Renders a 3-D edge border around the frame. 1 (default) inserts a border. 0 displays no border.

HEIGHT=height

Controls the height (in pixels) of the floating frame.

MARGINHEIGHT=height

Controls the margin height for the frame, in pixels.

MARGINWIDTH=width

Controls the margin width for the frame, in pixels.

NAME=name

Provides a target name for the frame.

SCROLLING=yes|no

Creates a scrolling frame.

SRC=address

Displays the source file for the frame.

WIDTH=width

Controls the width of the floating frame, in pixels.

Example

<IFRAME FRAMEBORDER=0 SCROLLING=NO SRC="sample.htm"></IFRAME>

IMG

Inserts an image.

Sets the alignment of the image or of the surrounding text. The default is TOP.

TOP	Surrounding text is aligned with the top of the image.
MIDDLE	Surrounding text is aligned with the middle of the image.
CENTER	Surrounding text is aligned with the center of the image.
BOTTOM	Surrounding text is aligned with the bottom of the image.
LEFT	The picture is drawn as a left-flush "floating image," and text flows around it.
RIGHT	The picture is drawn as a right-flush "floating image," and text flows around it.

ALT=text

Specifies text that will be displayed in place of the picture if Show Pictures is turned off.

BORDER=n

Specifies the size of a border to be drawn around the image. If the image is a hyperlink, the border is drawn in the appropriate hyperlink color. If the image is not a hyperlink, the border is invisible.

CLASS=type

Indicates the class to which the element belongs.

CONTROLS

If a video clip is present, displays a set of controls under the clip.

DYNSRC=url

Specifies the address of a video clip or VRML world to be displayed in the window. Stands for Dynamic Source.

HEIGHT=n

Along with WIDTH=, specifies the size at which the picture is drawn. If the picture's actual dimensions differ from those specified, the picture is stretched to match what is specified. Internet Explorer also uses this to draw a placeholder of appropriate size for the picture before it is loaded.

HSPACE=n

Along with VSPACE=, specifies margins for the image. Similar to BORDER=, except the margins are not painted with color when the image is a hyperlink.

ID=value

Specifies a unique value for the element over the document.

ISMAP=image

Identifies the picture as a server-side image map. Clicking the picture transmits the coordinates of the click back to the server, triggering a jump to another page.

LOOP=n

Specifies how many times a video clip will loop when activated. If n=-1, or if LOOP=INFINITE is specified, it will loop indefinitely.

SRC=url

Specifies the address of the picture to insert.

START=start-event

Specifies when the file specified by the DYNSRC= attribute should start playing. The start-event can be one of these values:

FILEOPEN	Start playing as soon as the file is done opening. This is the default.
MOUSEOVER	Start playing when the user moves the mouse pointer over the animation.

Both values can be set but must be separated with a comma.

STYLE=css1 properties

Specifies style information.

USEMAP=url

Identifies the picture as a client-side image map and specifies a MAP to use for acting on the user's clicks.

VSPACE=n

Along with HSPACE=, specifies margins for the image. Similar to BORDER=, except the margins are not painted with color when the image is a hyperlink.

WIDTH=n

Along with HEIGHT=, specifies the size at which the picture is drawn. If the picture's actual dimensions differ from those specified, the picture is stretched to match what is specified. Internet Explorer also uses this to draw a placeholder of appropriate size for the picture before it is loaded.

Example

<IMG SRC=mygraphic.bmp>

INPUT

Specifies a form control.

ALIGN=TOP|MIDDLE|BOTTOM|LEFT|RIGHT

Aligns text to the form element. The default is TOP.

TOP	Surrounding text is aligned to the top of the form element.
MIDDLE	Surrounding text is aligned to the middle of the form element.
BOTTOM	Surrounding text is aligned to the bottom of the form element.
LEFT	Surrounding text is aligned to the left of the form element.
RIGHT	Surrounding text is aligned to the right of the form element.

CHECKED

Sets a check box or radio button to "selected" when the form first loads. Applies only to radio buttons and check boxes.

CLASS=type

Indicates the class to which the element belongs.

ID=value

Specifies a unique value for the element over the document.

MAXLENGTH=length

Indicates the maximum number of characters that can be entered into a text control.

NAME=name

Specifies the name of the control.

NOTAB

Specifies that the element does not appear in the tabbing order.

onBlur=event

Specifies an event to occur when the element loses focus.

onChange=event

Specifies an event to occur when the value of the element is changed.

onClick=event

Specifies an event to occur when the mouse is clicked on the element.

onFocus=event

Specifies an event to occur when the cursor focus is on the element.

onSelect=event

Specifies an event to occur when the element is selected.

SIZE=size

Specifies the size of the control (in characters). For TEXTAREA-type controls, both width and height can be specified using this format: "width,height".

SRC=url

Specifies the address of the image to be used. Used when TYPE=IMAGE. I>STYLE=css1 properties

Specifies style information.

TABINDEX=n

Specifies the order of the element in the tabbing sequence.

TITLE=text

Specifies an advisory title.

TYPE=type

Specifies what type of control to use. The default is TEXT.

TEXT	Used for a single-line text-entry field. Use in conjunction with the SIZE= and MAXLENGTH= attributes.
TEXTAREA	Used for a multiline text-entry field.
PASSWORD	The same as the TEXT= attribute, except that text is not displayed as the user enters it.
CHECKBOX	The element appears as a check box.
RADIO	Used for attributes that accept a single value from a set of alternatives. Each radio button field in the group should be given the same name. Only the selected radio button in the group generates a name/value pair in the submitted data. Radio buttons require an explicit VALUE= attribute.
SUBMIT	A button that, when clicked, submits the form. You can use the VALUE= attribute to provide a non-editable label to be displayed on the button. The default label is application-specific. If a SUBMIT button is clicked to submit the form, and that button has a NAME= attribute specified, that button contributes a name/value pair to the submitted data. Otherwise, a SUBMIT button makes no contribution to the submitted data.
RESET	A button that, when clicked, resets the form's fields to their specified initial values. The label to be displayed on the button can be specified just as for the SUBMIT button.
FILE	Used to insert a file.
HIDDEN	No field is presented to the user, but the content of the field is sent with the submitted form. This value can be used to transmit state information about client/server interaction.
IMAGE	An image field that you can click, causing the form to be immediately submitted. The coordinates of the selected point are measured in pixel units from the upper-left corner of the image, and are returned (along with the other contents of the form) in two name/value pairs. The x-coordinate is submitted under the name of the field with ".x" appended, and the y-coordinate is submitted under the name of the field with ".y" appended. Any VALUE= attribute is ignored. The image itself is specified by the SRC= attribute, exactly as for the image element.
BUTTON	The element appears as a button.

VALUE=value

Specifies the default value of textual/numerical controls or specifies the value to be returned when the Boolean controls are turned on.

Example

<FORM ACTION="http://intranet/survey" METHOD=POST>
<P>Name
<BR><INPUT NAME="CONTROL1" TYPE=TEXT VALUE="Your Name">
<P>Password
<BR><INPUT TYPE="PASSWORD" NAME="CONTROL2">
<P>Color
<BR><INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="CONTROL3" VALUE="0" CHECKED>Red
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="CONTROL3" VALUE="1">Green
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="CONTROL3" VALUE="2">Blue
<P>Comments
<BR><INPUT TYPE="TEXTAREA" NAME="CONTROL4" SIZE="20,5" MAXLENGTH="250">
<P><INPUT NAME="CONTROL5" TYPE=CHECKBOX CHECKED>Send receipt
<P><INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="OK"><INPUT TYPE="RESET" VALUE="Reset">
</FORM>

ISINDEX

Indicates the presence of a searchable index.

ACTION=url: Specifies the gateway program to which the string in the text box should be passed.
PROMPT=prompt-text: Specifies a prompt to be used instead of the default prompt.

If the PROMPT= attribute is not used, the element displays the following message:

"You can search this index. Type the keyword(s) you want to search for:"

followed by a text box.

When the user enters text and presses ENTER, that text is posted back to the page's URL as a query.

Example

<ISINDEX "http://intranet/search" PROMPT="Type keywords here.">

KBD

<KBD>

Indicates text to be entered at the keyboard. Renders text in fixed-width and bold type. The end-tag is required.

Example

<KBD>The user should enter this text.</KBD>

LI

Denotes one item of a list. Denotes a new list item in a DIR, MENU, OL, or UL block.

CLASS=type

Indicates the class to which the element belongs.

ID=value

Specifies a unique value for the element over the document.

STYLE=css1 properties

Specifies style information.

TYPE=order-type

Changes the style of an ordered list. The order-type can be one of these values:

A	Use large letters.
a	Use small letters.
I	Use large Roman numerals.
i	Use small Roman numerals.
1	Use numbers.

VALUE=n

Changes the count of ordered lists as they progress.

Example

<DIR> <LI>Art
<LI>History
<LI>Literature
<LI>Sports
<LI>Entertainment
<LI>Science</DIR>

LINK

Establishes a hierarchical organization for navigating between documents. The LINK element must reside within the HEAD element. The HEAD element may contain several LINK elements.

HREF=url: Specifies the URL that has a relationship to the current document.
REL=forward link type: Specifies the forward link type, that is, the type of document to which the link is being made. Link type "stylesheet" signifies that the associated LINK element specifies a link to a style sheet that may be applied to the HTML document containing the LINK element.
REV=reverse link type: Indicates that the document to which there is a link has a reverse link from the target back to the source document.
TITLE=title: Indicates an advisory title string. The character string supplied with this attribute is recommended for use in building a menu of alternative styles.
TYPE=type: Specifies the Internet media type and associated parameters for the linked style sheet. This allows the user agent to disregard style sheets in unsupported notations, without the need to first make a remote query across the network.

Example

<LINK HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/newdocnewdoc.htm">

LISTING

<LISTING>

Renders text in fixed-width type.

Example

<LISTING>Here's some plain text.</LISTING>

MAP

Specifies a collection of hot spots for a client-side image map.

NAME=name: Names a MAP so it can be referenced. The following example shows a client-side image map.

Example

<MAP NAME="map1">
     <AREA ... >
     <AREA ... >
</MAP>

MARQUEE

<MARQUEE
ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT|TOP|BOTTOM
BEHAVIOR=type
BGCOLOR=color
DIRECTION=direction
HEIGHT=n
HSPACE=n
LOOP=n
SCROLLAMOUNT=n
SCROLLDELAY=n
VSPACE=n
WIDTH=n>
</MARQUEE>

Creates a scrolling text marquee. The scrolling text appears in the container.

ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT|TOP|BOTTOM

Specifies how the surrounding text should align with the marquee. The default is LEFT.

LEFT	Surrounding text aligns with the left of the marquee.
CENTER	Surrounding text aligns with the center of the marquee.
RIGHT	Surrounding text aligns with the right of the marquee.
TOP	Surrounding text aligns with the top of the marquee.
BOTT