HTML Tags Chart
To use any of the following HTML tags, simply select the HTML code you'd like and copy and
paste it into your web page.
Tag Name Code Example Browser View
<!--This can be viewed in the HTML part of a
<!-- comment Nothing will show (Tip)
document-->
<a href="http://www.domain.com/">
<a - anchor Visit Our Site (Tip)
Visit Our Site</a>
<b> bold <b>Example</b> Example
<big> big (text) <big>Example</big> Example (Tip)
body of
HTML <body>The content of your HTML Contents of your web
<body>
documen page</body> page (Tip)
t
The contents of your web
line The contents of your page<br>The contents of page
<br>
break your page The contents of your web
page
<center>This will center your This will center your
<center> center
contents</center> contents
<dl> Definition Term
<dt>Definition Term</dt> Definition of the
definition
<dd>Definition of the term</dd> term
<dd> descripti
<dt>Definition Term</dt> Definition Term
on
<dd>Definition of the term</dd> Definition of the
</dl> term
<dl> Definition Term
<dt>Definition Term</dt> Definition of the
definition <dd>Definition of the term</dd> term
<dl>
list <dt>Definition Term</dt> Definition Term
<dd>Definition of the term</dd> Definition of the
</dl> term
<dl> Definition Term
<dt>Definition Term</dt> Definition of the
definition <dd>Definition of the term</dd> term
<dt>
term <dt>Definition Term</dt> Definition Term
<dd>Definition of the term</dd> Definition of the
</dl> term
<em> emphasis This is an <em>Example</em> of using This is an Example of
the emphasis tag using the emphasis tag
embed <embed src="yourfile.mid" width="100%"
<embed>
object height="60" align="center"> (Tip)
<bgsound
src="wonderfu.mid"
autostart="false" loop="1"
<embed src="yourfile.mid" autostart="true" />
embed hidden="false" loop="false"> Music will begin playing
<embed>
object <noembed><bgsound src="yourfile.mid" when your page is loaded
loop="1"></noembed> and will only play one
time. A control panel will
be displayed to enable
your visitors to stop the
music.
<font face="Times New
<font> font Example (Tip)
Roman">Example</font>
<font face="Times New Roman"
<font> font Example (Tip)
size="4">Example</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="+3"
<font> font
color="#ff0000">Example</font> Example (Tip)
<form
action="mailto:you@yourdomain.com">
Name: <input name="Name" value="" Name: (Tip)
size="10"><br> Email:
<form> form
Email: <input name="Email" value=""
size="10"><br>
<center><input type="submit"></center>
</form>
<h1> heading 1 <h1>Heading 1 Example</h1>
<h2> heading 2 <h2>Heading 2 Example</h2>
<h3> heading 3 <h3>Heading 3 Example</h3>
<h4> heading 4 <h4>Heading 4 Example</h4>
<h5> heading 5 <h5>Heading 5 Example</h5>
<h6> heading 6 <h6>Heading 6 Example</h6>
heading
of HTML <head>Contains elements describing the
<head> Nothing will show
documen document</head>
t
<hr> horizonta <hr />
l rule Contents of your web
page (Tip)
Contents of your web
page
Contents of your web
page
horizonta
<hr> <hr width="50%" size="3" />
l rule
Contents of your web
page
Contents of your web
page
horizonta
<hr> <hr width="50%" size="3" noshade />
l rule
Contents of your web
page
Contents of your web
<hr> page
horizonta
(Internet <hr width="75%" color="#ff0000" size="4" />
l rule
Explorer) Contents of your web
page
Contents of your web
<hr> page
horizonta
(Internet <hr width="25%" color="#6699ff" size="6" />
l rule
Explorer) Contents of your web
page
<html>
<head>
<meta>
hypertext
<title>Title of your web page</title> Contents of your web
<html> markup
</head> page
language
<body>HTML web page contents
</body>
</html>
<i> italic <i>Example</i> Example
<img src="Earth.gif" width="41" height="41"
<img> image
border="0" alt="text describing the image" /> (Tip)
Example 1:
Example 1: (Tip)
input <form method=post action="/cgi-
<input>
field bin/example.cgi">
<input type="text" size="10"
maxlength="30">
<input type="Submit" value="Submit">
</form>
Example 2:
<form method=post action="/cgi-
bin/example.cgi"> Example 2: (Tip)
<input>
input <input type="text" style="color: #ffffff; font-
(Internet
field family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; font-size:
Explorer)
12px; background-color: #72a4d2;" size="10"
maxlength="30">
<input type="Submit" value="Submit">
</form>
Example 3:
Example 3: (Tip)
<form method=post action="/cgi-
bin/example.cgi">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0"
input cellpadding="2"><tr><td
<input>
field bgcolor="#8463ff"><input type="text"
size="10" maxlength="30"></td><td
bgcolor="#8463ff" valign="Middle"> <input
type="image" name="submit"
src="yourimage.gif"></td></tr> </table>
</form>
Example 4:
Example 4: (Tip)
<form method=post action="/cgi-
bin/example.cgi">
Enter Your Comments:<br>
input
<input> <textarea wrap="virtual" name="Comments"
field
rows=3 cols=20
maxlength=100></textarea><br>
<input type="Submit" value="Submit">
<input type="Reset" value="Clear">
</form>
Example 5:
Example 5: Tip)
<form method=post action="/cgi-
bin/example.cgi"> Select an option:
input
<input> <center>
field
Select an option:
<select>
<option >option 1</option>
<option selected>option 2</option>
<option>option 3</option>
<option>option 4</option>
<option>option 5</option>
<option>option 6</option>
</select><br>
<input type="Submit"
value="Submit"></center>
</form>
Example 6:
<form method=post action="/cgi- Example 6: (Tip)
bin/example.cgi">
Select an option:<br> Select an option:
<input type="radio" name="option"> Option 1 Option 1
<input type="radio" name="option" checked>
Option 2 Option 2
<input type="radio" name="option"> Option 3 Option 3
input <br>
<input>
field <br> Select an option:
Select an option:<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="selection"> Selection 1
Selection 1 Selection 2
<input type="checkbox" name="selection"
checked> Selection 2 Selection 3
<input type="checkbox" name="selection">
Selection 3
<input type="Submit" value="Submit">
</form>
Example 1:
Example 1: (Tip)
<menu>
<li type="disc">List item 1</li> · List item 1
<li type="circle">List item 2</li> o List item 2
<li type="square">List item 3</li> § List item 3
</MENU>
<li> list item
Example 2: Example 2:
<ol type="i"> i. List item 1
<li>List item 1</li> ii. List item 2
<li>List item 2</li> iii. List item 3
<li>List item 3</li> iv. List item 4
<li>List item 4</li>
</ol>
<link> link <head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
href="style.css" />
</head>
<marque
<marquee bgcolor="#cccccc" loop="-1"
e> scrolling
scrollamount="2" width="100%">Example (Tip)
(Internet text
Marquee</marquee>
Explorer)
<menu>
· List item 1
<li type="disc">List item 1</li>
o List item 2
<menu> menu <li type="circle">List item 2</li>
§ List item 3
<li type="square">List item 3</li>
</menu>
<meta name="Description"
content="Description of your site">
<meta> meta Nothing will show (Tip)
<meta name="keywords" content="keywords
describing your site">
<meta HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh"
<meta> meta CONTENT="4;URL=http://www.yourdomain. Nothing will show (Tip)
com/">
<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-
<meta> meta Nothing will show (Tip)
cache">
<meta> meta <meta name="rating" content="General"> Nothing will show (Tip)
<meta> meta <meta name="robots" content="all"> Nothing will show (Tip)
<meta name="robots"
<meta> meta Nothing will show (Tip)
content="noindex,follow">
Numbered Numbered
<ol> 1. List item 1
<li>List item 1</li> 2. List item 2
<li>List item 2</li> 3. List item 3
<li>List item 3</li> 4. List item 4
<li>List item 4</li>
</ol> Numbered Special Start
ordered
<ol>
list
Numbered Special Start 5. List item 1
6. List item 2
<ol start="5"> 7. List item 3
<li>List item 1</li> 8. List item 4
<li>List item 2</li>
<li>List item 3</li> Lowercase Letters
<li>List item 4</li>
</ol> a. List item 1
b. List item 2
Lowercase Letters c. List item 3
d. List item 4
<ol type="a">
<li>List item 1</li> Capital Letters
<li>List item 2</li>
<li>List item 3</li> A. List item 1
<li>List item 4</li> B. List item 2
</ol> C. List item 3
D. List item 4
Capital Letters
Capital Letters Special
<ol type="A"> Start
<li>List item 1</li>
<li>List item 2</li> C. List item 1
<li>List item 3</li> D. List item 2
<li>List item 4</li> E. List item 3
</ol> F. List item 4
Capital Letters Special Start Lowercase Roman
Numerals
<ol type="A" start="3">
<li>List item 1</li> i. List item 1
<li>List item 2</li> ii. List item 2
<li>List item 3</li> iii. List item 3
<li>List item 4</li> iv. List item 4
</ol>
Capital Roman
Lowercase Roman Numerals Numerals
<ol type="i"> I. List item 1
<li>List item 1</li> II. List item 2
<li>List item 2</li> III. List item 3
<li>List item 3</li> IV. List item 4
<li>List item 4</li>
</ol> Capital Roman
Numerals Special Start
Capital Roman Numerals
VII. List item 1
<ol type="I"> VIII. List item 2
<li>List item 1</li> IX. List item 3
<li>List item 2</li> X. List item 4
<li>List item 3</li>
<li>List item 4</li>
</ol>
Capital Roman Numerals Special Start
<ol type="I" start="7">
<li>List item 1</li>
<li>List item 2</li>
<li>List item 3</li>
<li>List item 4</li>
</ol>
<form method=post action="/cgi-
bin/example.cgi">
<center>
Select an option:
<select>
<option>option 1</option>
Select an option: (Tip)
listbox <option selected>option 2</option>
<option>
option <option>option 3</option>
<option>option 4</option>
<option>option 5</option>
<option>option 6</option>
</select><br>
</center>
</form>
This is an example displaying the use of the This is an example
paragraph tag. <p> This will create a line displaying the use of the
break and a space between lines. paragraph tag.
Attributes: This will create a line
break and a space
Example 1:<br> between lines.
<br>
<p align="left"> Attributes:
This is an example<br>
displaying the use<br> Example 1:
paragrap
<p> of the paragraph tag.<br>
h
<br> This is an example
Example 2:<br> displaying the use
<br> of the paragraph tag.
<p align="right">
This is an example<br> Example 2:
displaying the use<br>
of the paragraph tag.<br> This is an example
<br> displaying the use
Example 3:<br> of the paragraph tag.
<br>
<p align="center"> Example 3:
This is an example<br>
displaying the use<br> This is an example
of the paragraph tag. displaying the use
of the paragraph tag.
small
<small> <small>Example</small> Example (Tip)
(text)
deleted
<strike> <strike>Example</strike> Example
text
strong
<strong> <strong>Example</strong> Example
emphasis
Example 1:
<table border="4" cellpadding="2"
cellspacing="2" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>Column 1</td>
<td>Column 2</td>
</tr>
</table>
Example 1: (Tip)
Example 2: (Internet Explorer)
Column 1 Column 2
<table border="2" bordercolor="#336699"
cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"
width="100%"> Example 2: (Tip)
<tr>
<td>Column 1</td>
<table> table Column 1 Column 2
<td>Column 2</td>
</tr>
</table>
Example 3: (Tip)
Example 3:
Column 1 Column 2
<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"
Row 2 Row 2
width="100%">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc">Column 1</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc">Column 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row 2</td>
<td>Row 2</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="2" cellpadding="2"
cellspacing="2" width="100%">
<tr>
table
<td> <td>Column 1</td>
data Column 1 Column 2
<td>Column 2</td>
</tr>
</table>
<div align="center">
<table>
<tr>
<th>Column 1</th>
<th>Column 2</th>
<th>Column 3</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row 2</td>
<td>Row 2</td> Colum Colum Colum
<td>Row 2</td> n1 n2 n3
table </tr> Row 2 Row 2 Row 2
<th>
header <tr>
<td>Row 3</td> Row 3 Row 3 Row 3
<td>Row 3</td> Row 4 Row 4 Row 4
<td>Row 3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row 4</td>
<td>Row 4</td>
<td>Row 4</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
Title of your web page
documen
<title> <title>Title of your HTML page</title> will be viewable in the
t title
title bar. (Tip)
<table border="2" cellpadding="2"
cellspacing="2" width="100%">
<tr>
<tr> table row <td>Column 1</td> Column 1 Column 2
<td>Column 2</td>
</tr>
</table>
<tt> teletype <tt>Example</tt> Example
<u> underline <u>Example</u> Example
Example 1:<br>
<br>
Example 1:
<ul>
<li>List item 1</li>
· List item 1
<li>List item 2</li>
· List item 2
</ul>
<br>
unordere Example 2:<br>
<ul> Example 2:
d list <ul type="disc">
<li>List item 1</li>
· List item 1
<li>List item 2</li>
· List item 2
<ul type="circle">
o List item 3
<li>List item 3</li>
o List item 4
<li>List item 4</li>
</ul>
</ul>
