HTML CHEATSHEET
Basic Tags
<html> </html>
Creates an HTML document
<head> </head>
Sets off the title & other info that isn't displayed
<body> </body>
Sets off the visible portion of the document
<title> </title>
Puts name of the document in the title bar; when bookmarking pages, this is what is bookmarked
Body attributes (only used in email newsletters)
<body bgcolor=?>
Sets background color, using name or hex value
<body text=?>
Sets text color, using name or hex value
<body link=?>
Sets color of links, using name or hex value
<body vlink=?>
Sets color of visited links, using name or hex value
<body alink=?>
Sets color of active links (while mouse-clicking)
Text Tags
<pre> </pre>
Creates preformatted text
<h1> </h1> -- <h6> </h6>
Creates headlines -- H1=largest, H6=smallest
<b> </b>
Creates bold text (should use <strong> instead)
<i> </i>
Creates italicized text (should use <em> instead)
<tt> </tt>
Creates typewriter-style text
<code> </code>
Used to define source code, usually monospace
<cite> </cite>
Creates a citation, usually processed in italics
<address> </address>
Creates address section, usually processed in italics
<em> </em>
Emphasizes a word (usually processed in italics)
<strong> </strong>
Emphasizes a word (usually processed in bold)
<font size=?> </font>
Sets size of font - 1 to 7 (should use CSS instead)
<font color=?> </font>
Sets font color (should use CSS instead)
<font face=?> </font>
Defines the font used (should use CSS instead)
Links
<a href="URL">clickable text</a>
Creates a hyperlink to a Uniform Resource Locator
<a href="mailto:EMAIL_ADDRESS">clickable text</a>
Creates a hyperlink to an email address
<a name="NAME">
Creates a target location within a document
<a href="#NAME">clickable text</a>
Creates a link to that target location
Formatting
<p> </p>
Creates a new paragraph
<br/>
AInserts a line break (carriage return)
<blockquote> </blockquote>
Puts content in a quote - indents text from both sides
<div> </div>
Used to format block content with CSS
<span> </span>
Used to format inline content with CSS
Lists
<ul> </ul>
Creates an unordered list
<ol start=?> </ol>
Creates an ordered list (start=xx, where xx is a counting number)
<li> </li>
Encompasses each list item
<dl> </dl>
Creates a definition list
<dt>
Precedes each defintion term
<dd>
Precedes each defintion
Graphical elements
<hr/>
Inserts a horizontal rule
<hr size=?>
Sets size (height) of horizontal rule
<hr width=?>
Sets width of rule (as a % or absolute pixel length)
<hr noshade>
Creates a horizontal rule without a shadow
<img src="URL" />
Adds image; it is a separate file located at the URL
<img src="URL" align=?>
Aligns image left/right/center/bottom/top/middle (use CSS)
<img src="URL" border=?>
Sets size of border surrounding image (use CSS)
<img src="URL" height=?>
Sets height of image, in pixels
<img src="URL" width=?>
Sets width of image, in pixels
<img src="URL" alt=?>
Sets the alternate text for browsers that can't process images (required by the ADA)
Forms
<form> </form>
Defines a form
<select multiple name=? size=?> </select>
Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items visible before user needs to scroll.
<select name=?> </select>
Creates a pulldown menu
<option>
Sets off each menu item
<textarea name=? cols="x" rows="y"></textarea>
Creates a text box area. Columns set the width; rows set the height.
<input type="checkbox" name=? value=?>
Creates a checkbox.
<input type="checkbox" name=? value=? checked>
Creates a checkbox which is pre-checked.
<input type="radio" name=? value=?>
Creates a radio button.
<input type="radio" name=? value=? checked>
Creates a radio button which is pre-checked.
<input type="text" name=? size=?>
Creates a one-line text area. Size sets length, in characters.
<input type="submit" value=?>
Creates a submit button. Value sets the text in the submit button.
<input type="image" name=? src=? border=? alt=?>
Creates a submit button using an image.
<input type="reset">
Creates a reset button
HTML5 input tag attributes
(not all browsers support)
<input type="email" name=?>
Sets a single-line textbox for email addresses
<input type="url" name=?>
Sets a single-line textbox for URLs
<input type="number" name=?>
Sets a single-line textbox for a number
<input type="range" name=?>
Sets a single-line text box for a range of numbers
<input type="date/month/week/time" name=?>
Sets a single-line text box with a calendar showing the date/month/week/time
<input type="search" name=?>
Sets a single-line text box for searching
<input type="color" name=?>
Sets a single-line text box for picking a color
Tables (use only for data layout - use CSS for page layout)
<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 (only use for email newsletters)
<table border=?>
Sets the width of the 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=?>
Sets width of the table in pixels or as a percentage
<tr align=?>
Sets alignment for cells within the row (left/center/right)
<td align=?>
Sets alignment for cells (left/center/right)
<tr valign=?>
Sets vertical alignment for cells within the row (top/middle/bottom)
<td valign=?>
Sets vertical alignment for cell (top/middle/bottom)
<td rowspan=?>
Sets number of rows a cell should span (default=1)
<td colspan=?>
Sets number of columns a cell should span
<td nowrap>
Prevents lines within a cell from being broken to fit
Basic Tags
<html> </html>
Creates an HTML document
<head> </head>
Sets off the title & other info that isn't displayed
<body> </body>
Sets off the visible portion of the document
<title> </title>
Puts name of the document in the title bar; when bookmarking pages, this is what is bookmarked
Body attributes (only used in email newsletters)
<body bgcolor=?>
Sets background color, using name or hex value
<body text=?>
Sets text color, using name or hex value
<body link=?>
Sets color of links, using name or hex value
<body vlink=?>
Sets color of visited links, using name or hex value
<body alink=?>
Sets color of active links (while mouse-clicking)
Text Tags
<pre> </pre>
Creates preformatted text
<h1> </h1> -- <h6> </h6>
Creates headlines -- H1=largest, H6=smallest
<b> </b>
Creates bold text (should use <strong> instead)
<i> </i>
Creates italicized text (should use <em> instead)
<tt> </tt>
Creates typewriter-style text
<code> </code>
Used to define source code, usually monospace
<cite> </cite>
Creates a citation, usually processed in italics
<address> </address>
Creates address section, usually processed in italics
<em> </em>
Emphasizes a word (usually processed in italics)
<strong> </strong>
Emphasizes a word (usually processed in bold)
<font size=?> </font>
Sets size of font - 1 to 7 (should use CSS instead)
<font color=?> </font>
Sets font color (should use CSS instead)
<font face=?> </font>
Defines the font used (should use CSS instead)
Links
<a href="URL">clickable text</a>
Creates a hyperlink to a Uniform Resource Locator
<a href="mailto:EMAIL_ADDRESS">clickable text</a>
Creates a hyperlink to an email address
<a name="NAME">
Creates a target location within a document
<a href="#NAME">clickable text</a>
Creates a link to that target location
Formatting
<p> </p>
Creates a new paragraph
<br/>
AInserts a line break (carriage return)
<blockquote> </blockquote>
Puts content in a quote - indents text from both sides
<div> </div>
Used to format block content with CSS
<span> </span>
Used to format inline content with CSS
Lists
<ul> </ul>
Creates an unordered list
<ol start=?> </ol>
Creates an ordered list (start=xx, where xx is a counting number)
<li> </li>
Encompasses each list item
<dl> </dl>
Creates a definition list
<dt>
Precedes each defintion term
<dd>
Precedes each defintion
Graphical elements
<hr/>
Inserts a horizontal rule
<hr size=?>
Sets size (height) of horizontal rule
<hr width=?>
Sets width of rule (as a % or absolute pixel length)
<hr noshade>
Creates a horizontal rule without a shadow
<img src="URL" />
Adds image; it is a separate file located at the URL
<img src="URL" align=?>
Aligns image left/right/center/bottom/top/middle (use CSS)
<img src="URL" border=?>
Sets size of border surrounding image (use CSS)
<img src="URL" height=?>
Sets height of image, in pixels
<img src="URL" width=?>
Sets width of image, in pixels
<img src="URL" alt=?>
Sets the alternate text for browsers that can't process images (required by the ADA)
Forms
<form> </form>
Defines a form
<select multiple name=? size=?> </select>
Creates a scrolling menu. Size sets the number of menu items visible before user needs to scroll.
<select name=?> </select>
Creates a pulldown menu
<option>
Sets off each menu item
<textarea name=? cols="x" rows="y"></textarea>
Creates a text box area. Columns set the width; rows set the height.
<input type="checkbox" name=? value=?>
Creates a checkbox.
<input type="checkbox" name=? value=? checked>
Creates a checkbox which is pre-checked.
<input type="radio" name=? value=?>
Creates a radio button.
<input type="radio" name=? value=? checked>
Creates a radio button which is pre-checked.
<input type="text" name=? size=?>
Creates a one-line text area. Size sets length, in characters.
<input type="submit" value=?>
Creates a submit button. Value sets the text in the submit button.
<input type="image" name=? src=? border=? alt=?>
Creates a submit button using an image.
<input type="reset">
Creates a reset button
HTML5 input tag attributes
(not all browsers support)
<input type="email" name=?>
Sets a single-line textbox for email addresses
<input type="url" name=?>
Sets a single-line textbox for URLs
<input type="number" name=?>
Sets a single-line textbox for a number
<input type="range" name=?>
Sets a single-line text box for a range of numbers
<input type="date/month/week/time" name=?>
Sets a single-line text box with a calendar showing the date/month/week/time
<input type="search" name=?>
Sets a single-line text box for searching
<input type="color" name=?>
Sets a single-line text box for picking a color
Tables (use only for data layout - use CSS for page layout)
<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 (only use for email newsletters)
<table border=?>
Sets the width of the 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=?>
Sets width of the table in pixels or as a percentage
<tr align=?>
Sets alignment for cells within the row (left/center/right)
<td align=?>
Sets alignment for cells (left/center/right)
<tr valign=?>
Sets vertical alignment for cells within the row (top/middle/bottom)
<td valign=?>
Sets vertical alignment for cell (top/middle/bottom)
<td rowspan=?>
Sets number of rows a cell should span (default=1)
<td colspan=?>
Sets number of columns a cell should span
<td nowrap>
Prevents lines within a cell from being broken to fit