Basic HTML Tags

OPENING TAG

CLOSING TAG

DESCRIPTION

<A HREF="target address" target="_blank">

</A>

Link to a target. (Insert the address of the target inside the quotation marks.) The target="_blank" must be included to ensure the target page opens in a new window.

<B>

</B>

Define text as bold.

<BLOCKQUOTE>

</BLOCKQUOTE>

Define a long quotation as indented block text with blank lines before and after.

<BR>

Inserts a line break in text. No closing tag.

<CENTER>

</CENTER>

Define text as centered.

<EM>

</EM>

Define text that should be emphasized. (Most browsers display italics.)

<FONT>

</FONT>

Allow a specific font to be set.

<H1>

<H6>

</H1>

</H6>

Define headings 1 (largest) through 6 (smallest).

<I>

</I>

Define text as italicized.

<IMG>

Displays an image. Example: <IMG src="filename.gif" />

<OL>

</OL>

Define an ordered (numbered) list, which is made up of List Item <LI> tags.

<P>

</P>

Define a paragraph (same as two <BR> tags).

<STRONG>

</STRONG>

Define text that should be strongly emphasized. (Most browsers display boldface.)

<SUB>

</SUB>

Define text as subscript.

<SUP>

</SUP>

Define text as superscript.

<TABLE>

</TABLE>

Define a table. Used with <TD>, <TH>, and <TR> tags.

<TD>

</TD>

Indicate table data cell. Used within <TABLE> tag.

<TH>

</TH>

Indicate table headers. Used within <TABLE> tag.

<TR>

<TR>

Indicate new row in a table. Used within <TABLE> tag.

<U>

</U>

Define text as underlined.

<UL>

</UL>

Define an unordered list made up of <LI> items.