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>
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>
Replaces the <body> 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 you 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