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Reference List

Below is a list of tags and attributes that are covered in Let's Make Some HTML! Each is linked to a section of this site that pertains to the usage of the word in HTML. Since some attribute key words are used in several different ways depending on the element they are modifying, they may be listed more than once.

Elements

Elements are tags that can stand alone or contain attributes. They are listed in UPPER CASE.

Head Elements either define the head or can appear anywhere in the head of a document.

Body Elements either define the body or can appear anywhere in the body of a document.

There are two LEVELS of Elements:

BLOCK-LEVEL elements force a paragraph break.

TEXT-LEVEL elements do not force a paragraph break.

There are two kinds of elements within each level:

Container tags: require or optionally require a closing tag.

Non-container tags: Must not have a closing tag.

While most tags fall within the catagories listed above, we have added the following descriptive catagories:

Anchor Elements

Pertain to linking documents.

List Elements

Pertain to lists.

Table Elements

Pertain to tables or tabular data.

Phrase Elements

Pertain to the context, or specific usage, of sections of text.

Text Elements

Text-Level Elements that specifically pertain to the appearance, or style, of sections of text.

Block Elements

Block-Level Elements that specifically pertain to larger sections of text.

Attributes

Attributes are used to modify elements and do not stand alone. They are listed in lower case.

• A HREF Anchor Element - text-level container
• A NAME Anchor Element - text-level container
• ADDRESS Block Element - block-level container
• align block attribute
• align image attribute
• align table attribute
• alink attribute
• alt image attribute
• B (Bold) Text Element - text-level container
• background body attribute
• BASEFONT Text Element - text-level non-container
• bgcolor body attribute
• BIG Text Element - text-level container
• BLINK Text Element - text-level container
• BLOCKQUOTE Block Element - block-level container
• BODY Body Element - container
• border image attribute
• border table attribute
• BR (Break) Text Element - text-level non-container
• cellpadding table attribute
• cellspacing table attribute
• CENTER Block Element - block-level container
• character entities
• CITE (Citation) Phrase Element - text-level container
• CODE Phrase Element - text-level container
• color font attribute
• color codes
• colspan table attribute
• comment ( <!--...--> )
• DD (Definition Data) List Element
• DL (Definition List) List Element - block-level container
• DT (Definition Term) List Element
• DFN (Defining Term) Phrase Element - text-level container
• !DOCTYPE Statement
• EM (Emphasis) Phrase Element - text-level container
• face font attribute
• FONT Text Element - text-level container
• H1 - H6 (Headings) Body Elements - block-level container
• HEAD Head Element - container
• height image attribute
• height table attribute
• HR (Horizonal Rule) Body Element - block-level non-container
• hspace image attribute
• HTML Tag - container
• I (Italic) Text Element - text-level container
• IMG (Image) Body Element - text-level non-container
• KBD (Keyboard) Phrase Element - text-level container
• LI (List Item) List Element - see UL or OL
• link body attribute
• noshade horizontal rule attribute
• nowrap table attribute
• OL (Ordered List) List Element - block-level container
• P (Paragraph) Block Element - block-level container
• PRE (Pre-formatted) Block Element - block-level container
• rowspan table attribute
• SAMP (Sample) Phrase Element - text-level container
• size font attribute
• size horizontal rule attribute
• SMALL Text Element - text-level container
• src image attribute
• STRIKE (Strike Through) Text Element - text-level container
• STRONG Phrase Element - text-level container
• TABLE Table Element - container (can be text-level or block-level, depending on the use of the ALIGN attribute.)
• TD (Table Data) Table Element - container
• text attribute
• TH (Table Heading) Table Element - container
• TITLE Head Element - container
• TR (Table Row) Table Element - container
• TT (Teletype) Text Element - text-level container
• type list attribute
• U (Underlined) Text Element - text-level container
• UL (Unordered List) List Element - block-level container
• valign (vertical align) table attribute
• VAR (Variable) Phrase Element - text-level container
• vlink attribute
• vspace (vertical space) image attribute
• width image attribute
• width horizontal rule attribute
• width table attribute

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