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HTML Tag Examples and Usage

The document defines various HTML tags and their purposes. It provides code examples and browser renderings of tags such as <a> <b> <big> <body> <br> <center> <dd> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <font> <form> <h1-6> <head> <hr> <html> <i> <img> <input> <li> <link> <menu> <meta> <ol> <option> <p> <select> and <sm>. It also explains the use of attributes to modify the display of certain tags.

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HTML Tag Examples and Usage

The document defines various HTML tags and their purposes. It provides code examples and browser renderings of tags such as <a> <b> <big> <body> <br> <center> <dd> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <font> <form> <h1-6> <head> <hr> <html> <i> <img> <input> <li> <link> <menu> <meta> <ol> <option> <p> <select> and <sm>. It also explains the use of attributes to modify the display of certain tags.

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-<a <b> <big> <body>

Name comment anchor bold big (text) body of HTML document

Code Example <!--This can be viewed in the HTML part of a document--> <a href="[Link] Visit Our Site</a> <b>Example</b> <big>Example</big> <body>The content of your HTML page</body>

Browser View Nothing will show (Tip) Visit Our Site (Tip) Example

Example (Tip)
Contents of your web page(Tip) The contents of your web page The contents of your web page This will center your contents Definition Definition Definition Definition Term of the term Term of the term

<br>

line break

The contents of your page<br>The contents of your page

<center>

center

<center>This will center your contents</center>

<dd>

<dl> <dt>Definition Term</dt> definition <dd>Definition of the term</dd> description <dt>Definition Term</dt> <dd>Definition of the term</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Definition Term</dt> <dd>Definition of the term</dd> <dt>Definition Term</dt> <dd>Definition of the term</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Definition Term</dt> <dd>Definition of the term</dd> <dt>Definition Term</dt> <dd>Definition of the term</dd> </dl> This is an <em>Example</em> of using the emphasis tag <embed src="[Link]" width="100%" height="60" align="center"> <embed src="[Link]" autostart="true" hidden="false" loop="false"> <noembed><bgsound src="[Link]" loop="1"></noembed>

<dl>

definition list

Definition Definition Definition Definition

Term of the term Term of the term

<dt>

definition term

Definition Definition Definition Definition

Term of the term Term of the term

<em> <embed>

emphasis embed object embed object

This is an Example of using the emphasis tag (Tip)

<embed>

Music will begin playing when your page is loaded and will only play one time. A control panel will be displayed to enable your visitors to stop the music. <font> <font> <font> font font font <font face="Times New Roman">Example</font> <font face="Times New Roman" size="4">Example</font> <font face="Times New Roman" size="+3" color="#ff0000">Example</font> <form action="[Link] Name: <input name="Name" value="" size="10"><br> Email: <input name="Email" value="" size="10"><br> <center><input type="submit"></center> </form> Example (Tip)

Example (Tip)

Example
Name: (Tip) Email:

(Tip)

<form>

form

<h1> <h2> <h3> <h4> <h5> <h6>

heading heading heading heading heading heading

1 2 3 4 5 6

<h1>Heading <h2>Heading <h3>Heading <h4>Heading <h5>Heading <h6>Heading

1 2 3 4 5 6

Example</h1> Example</h2> Example</h3> Example</h4> Example</h5> Example</h6>

<head>

heading of <head>Contains elements describing the HTML document</head> document

Nothing will show

<hr>

horizontal rule

<hr />

Contents of your web page(Tip)

Contents of your web page Contents of your web page <hr> horizontal rule <hr width="50%" size="3" /> Contents of your web page

Contents of your web page <hr> horizontal rule <hr width="50%" size="3" noshade /> Contents of your web page <hr> (Internet Explorer) <hr> (Internet Explorer) Contents of your web page horizontal rule <hr width="75%" color="#ff0000" size="4" /> Contents of your web page Contents of your web page horizontal rule <hr width="25%" color="#6699ff" size="6" /> Contents of your web page <html> <head> <meta> <title>Title of your web page</title> </head> <body>HTML web page contents </body> </html> <i>Example</i> <img src="[Link]" width="41" height="41" border="0" alt="text describing the image" /> Example 1: <input> input field <form method=post action="/cgi-bin/[Link]"> <input type="text" size="10" maxlength="30"> <input type="Submit" value="Submit"> </form> Example 2: <form method=post action="/cgi-bin/[Link]"> <input type="text" style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Example 2: (Tip) Verdana; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; background-color: #72a4d2;" size="10" maxlength="30"> <input type="Submit" value="Submit"> </form> Example 3: <form method=post action="/cgi-bin/[Link]"> Example 3: (Tip) <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td bgcolor="#8463ff"><input type="text" size="10" maxlength="30"></td><td bgcolor="#8463ff" valign="Middle"> <input type="image" Example 1: (Tip)

<html>

hypertext markup language

Contents of your web page

<i> <img>

italic image

Example

(Tip)

<input> (Internet Explorer)

input field

<input>

input field

name="submit" src="[Link]"></td></tr> </table> </form> Example 4: <form method=post action="/cgi-bin/[Link]"> Example 4: (Tip) Enter Your Comments:<br> <textarea wrap="virtual" name="Comments" rows=3 cols=20 maxlength=100></textarea><br> <input type="Submit" value="Submit"> <input type="Reset" value="Clear"> </form> Example 5: <form method=post action="/cgi-bin/[Link]"> <center> Select an option: <select> Example 5: Tip) <option >option 1</option> <option selected>option 2</option> Select an 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-bin/[Link]"> Select an option:<br> <input type="radio" name="option"> Option 1 <input type="radio" name="option" checked> Option 2 <input type="radio" name="option"> Option 3 <br> <br> Select an option:<br> <input type="checkbox" name="selection"> Selection 1 <input type="checkbox" name="selection" checked> Selection 2 <input type="checkbox" name="selection">Selection 3 <input type="Submit" value="Submit"> </form> Example 1:

<input>

input field

<input>

input field

Example 6: (Tip) Select an option: Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Select an option: Selection 1 Selection 2 Selection 3

<input>

input field

<li>

list item

Example 1: (Tip) List item 1

<menu> <li type="disc">List item 1</li> <li type="circle">List item 2</li> <li type="square">List item 3</li> </MENU> Example 2: <ol type="i"> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> <head> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="[Link]" /> </head>

List item 2 List item 3

i. ii. iii. iv.

Example 2: List item 1 List item 2 List item 3 List item 4

<link>

link

<marquee> scrolling (Internet text Explorer)

<marquee bgcolor="#cccccc" loop="-1" scrollamount="2" width="100%">Example Marquee</marquee> (Tip) <menu> <li type="disc">List item 1</li> <li type="circle">List item 2</li> <li type="square">List item 3</li> </menu> <meta name="Description" content="Description of your site"> <meta name="keywords" content="keywords describing your site">

<menu>

menu

List item 1 List item 2 List item 3

<meta>

meta

Nothing will show (Tip)

<meta> <meta> <meta> <meta> <meta>

meta meta meta meta meta

<meta HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" Nothing will show (Tip) CONTENT="4;URL=[Link] <meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache"> <meta name="rating" content="General"> <meta name="robots" content="all"> <meta name="robots" content="noindex,follow"> Numbered 1. 2. 3. 4. Nothing will show (Tip) Nothing will show (Tip) Nothing will show (Tip) Nothing will show (Tip) Numbered List item 1 List item 2 List item 3 List item 4 Numbered Special Start

<ol>

ordered list

<ol> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li>

<li>List item 4</li> </ol> Numbered Special Start <ol start="5"> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> Lowercase Letters <ol type="a"> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> Capital Letters <ol type="A"> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> Capital Letters Special Start <ol type="A" start="3"> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> Lowercase Roman Numerals <ol type="i"> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ol> Capital Roman Numerals <ol type="I"> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li>

List item 1 List item 2 List item 3 List item 4 Lowercase Letters a. List item 1 b. List item 2 c. List item 3 d. List item 4 Capital Letters A. List item 1 B. List item 2 C. List item 3 D. List item 4 Capital Letters Special Start C. List item 1 D. List item 2 E. List item 3 F. List item 4 Lowercase Roman Numerals i. List item 1 ii. List item 2 iii. List item 3 iv. List item 4 Capital Roman Numerals I. List item 1 II. List item 2 III. List item 3 IV. List item 4 Capital Roman Numerals Special Start VII. List item 1 VIII. List item 2 IX. List item 3 X. List item 4

5. 6. 7. 8.

</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/[Link]"> <center> 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> </center> </form>

<option>

listbox option

Select an option: (Tip)

<p>

This is an example displaying the use of the paragraph tag. <p> This will create a line break and This is an example a space between lines. displaying the use of the paragraph tag. Attributes: This will create a line break and a space between lines. <p align="left"> Example 1:<br /> Attributes: <br /> Example 1: This is an example<br> displaying the use<br> This is an example of the paragraph tag.</p> displaying the use paragraph <p align="right"> of the paragraph tag. Example 2:<br> Example 2: <br> This is an example<br> This is an example displaying the use<br> displaying the use of the paragraph tag.</p> of the paragraph tag. <p align="center"> Example 3: Example 3:<br> <br> This is an example This is an example<br> displaying the use displaying the use<br> of the paragraph tag. of the paragraph tag.</p> small (text) <small>Example</small>
Example (Tip)

<small>

<strike> <strong>

deleted text strong emphasis

<strike>Example</strike> <strong>Example</strong> Example 1: <table border="4" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" width="100%"> <tr> <td>Column 1</td> <td>Column 2</td> </tr> </table> Example 2: (Internet Explorer)

Example Example

Example 1: (Tip) <table border="2" bordercolor="#336699" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" width="100%"> <tr> <td>Column 1</td> <td>Column 2</td> </tr> </table> Example 3: <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="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> <td>Column 1</td> <td>Column 2</td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"> <table> <tr> <th>Column 1</th> Column 1 Column 2

Example 2: (Tip) Column 1 Column 2

<table>

table

Example 3: (Tip) Column 1 Row 2 Column 2 Row 2

<td>

table data

Column 1

Column 2

<th>

table header

Column 1 Row 2 Row 3

Column 2 Row 2 Row 3

Column 3 Row 2 Row 3

<th>Column 2</th> <th>Column 3</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Row 2</td> <td>Row 2</td> <td>Row 2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Row 3</td> <td>Row 3</td> <td>Row 3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Row 4</td> <td>Row 4</td> <td>Row 4</td> </tr> </table> </div> <title> document title <title>Title of your HTML page</title> <table border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" width="100%"> <tr> <td>Column 1</td> <td>Column 2</td> </tr> </table> <tt>Example</tt> <u>Example</u>

Row 4

Row 4

Row 4

Title of your web page will be viewable in the title bar.(Tip)

<tr>

table row

Column 1

Column 2

<tt> <u>

teletype underline

Example
Example

<ul>

Example 1:<br> <br> <ul> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> </ul> <br> unordered Example 2:<br> list <ul type="disc"> <li>List item 1</li> <li>List item 2</li> <ul type="circle"> <li>List item 3</li> <li>List item 4</li> </ul>

Example 1:

List item 1 List item 2

Example 2: List item 1

List item 2 List item 3 List item 4

</ul>

Common questions

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The <ol> tag is used to create ordered lists with numbered items, while the <ul> tag is used for unordered lists with bullet points. An <ol> might use type attributes like '1', 'A', 'a', 'I', or 'i' to define numbering, whereas <ul> uses bullets or styles like 'disc', 'circle', or 'square'. Ordered lists are suitable for steps or ranked data, whereas unordered lists suit non-sequential data .

The <input> tag in HTML is used to create interactive controls in a web form to collect user data. It supports various input types, such as 'text', 'radio', 'checkbox', and 'submit'. Each type has specific attributes that customize its appearance and behavior. For example, a text input might have attributes like size and maxlength, whereas radio and checkbox types allow selection among options. Examples from the document include:<br>1. <input type="text" style="color: #ffffff; font-size: 12px;" size="10"> creates a styled text input field with a size of 10 characters .<br>2. <input type="radio" name="option" checked> creates a radio button that is pre-selected .<br>3. <input type="submit" value="Submit"> creates a submit button to send form data to the server .

The <meta> tag provides information about the HTML document, often to browsers and search engines, and does not directly affect the document's content. Common attributes include 'name' and 'content' for setting metadata such as descriptions, keywords, and author details; 'http-equiv' for setting HTTP headers like 'refresh', 'pragma', and 'content-type'; and 'charset' to specify the document's character encoding. These attributes assist in SEO, page behavior, and defining browser compatibility settings .

The <b> tag is used to make text bold for purely stylistic purposes without conveying any additional semantic meaning, whereas the <strong> tag also renders the text bold but carries semantic significance, indicating that the enclosed text is of strong importance. Thus, while both tags lead to a bold visual appearance, <strong> also suggests importance or urgency in the content .

Deprecated HTML tags like <center> and <font> should be avoided in modern web development as they are outdated and inline with best practices for separation of content and presentation. For example, the <center> tag can be replaced with CSS styling such as text-align: center; and <font> can be substituted with CSS font properties like font-family, font-size, and color. Using CSS maintains cleaner HTML structure and enhances accessibility and maintainability of web pages .

Semantic tags like <strong> and <em> offer the benefit of providing meaning to the content they encapsulate, enhancing accessibility and SEO. <strong> conveys strong importance, and <em> denotes emphasis on content, improving machine readability and user experience context. Conversely, <b> and <i> change only the visual presentation without adding semantic value, making them less effective for modern technologies involved in search and accessibility .

The <em> tag in HTML is used for emphasizing text, which typically results in rendering the text in italics on most web browsers. The practical purpose of the <em> tag is to indicate that the text enclosed within it should be stressed or given emphasis, potentially altering the meaning or importance of the text in context .

The <meta> tag with the 'http-equiv' attribute specifies information equivalent to HTTP headers, affecting a page's functionality like refresh rates, caching, and maintenance of the character set. For instance, <meta http-equiv='Refresh' content='5; URL=https://example.com'> creates a redirect after 5 seconds, guiding users to a new page .

The <embed> tag is used to embed external content such as audio, video, or other multimedia within an HTML document. Key attributes include 'src' to specify the file, 'width' and 'height' for dimensions, 'autostart' to control playback start, 'loop' for playback repetition, and 'hidden' to toggle visibility. For example, <embed src='yourfile.mid' autostart='true'> will begin autoplaying a media file when the page loads .

The <dl> tag is used to create definition lists, where terms and their corresponding definitions are paired. It is structured using <dt> for definition terms and <dd> for definition descriptions. An example structure might look like:<dl> <dt>Term</dt> <dd>Description</dd> </dl>, which indicates a semantic relationship within content, such as glossaries or FAQs. The main scenario for using a <dl> tag is when presenting a series of related terms and their detailed explanations .

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