HTML Tag Protocol

  • A 'tag' is a command in HTML
  • A command has the '<' and '>' characters
  • Most commands have a beginning and ending tag
  • The ending tag must have the ' / ' character before the key word

Basic HTML Tags

<HTML>...</HTML> : creates an HTML document (only necessary if using a blank page)
<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
<TITLE>...</TITLE> : puts the name of the document in the title bar
<P>...</P> : sets off a paragraph
<BR>...</BR> : page break (new line)


Text Tags

<H#>...</H#> : creates a headline (replace # with 1 biggest -6 smallest)
<B>...</B> : creates bold text
<I>...</I> : creates italicized text
<U>...</U> : creates underlined text
<S>...</S> : creates strike-through text
<BLINK>...</BLINK> : creates blinking text (only works on Netscape)


Font Tags

<FONT SIZE="#">...</FONT> : replace # with 1 - 7 to change font size.
<FONT FACE="......">...</FONT> : change the font style/face by entering the name of the style in between the quotation marks.
  • <FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">Comic Sans MS Text</FONT> = Comic Sans MS Text
<FONT COLOR="......">...</FONT> : use either the hexidecimal number [#FFFFFF] or the color name ["royal blue"]
  • <FONT COLOR=#8B0000>dark red text</FONT> = dark red text
  • <FONT COLOR="dark red">dark red text</FONT> = dark red text
  • As you can see the hexidecimal number is more accurate then the name
  • Click Here for a color chart.
<DIV ALIGN=center>Enter text here</DIV> = align the text or image to the left, right, or center. Use VALIGN to align to the top, bottom, or middle.

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