3.2. HTML Tag and Attribute Descriptions
<a> ... </a>
Create a hyperlink (href attribute) or fragment
identifier (name attribute) within a document.
Attributes
- accesskey=char
-
Define the hot-key character for this
anchor.
- charset=encoding
-
Specify the character set used to encode
the target.
- coords=list
-
Specify a list of shape-dependent
coordinates.
- href=url
-
Specify the URL of a hyperlink target
(required if not a name anchor).
- hreflang=language
-
Specify the language encoding for the
target.
- name=string
-
Specify the name of a fragment identifier
(required if not a hypertext reference anchor).
- rel=relationship
-
Indicate the relationship from this
document to the target.
- rev=relationship
-
Indicate the reverse relationship of the
target to this document.
- shape=shape
-
Define the region's
shape to be circ, circle,
poly, polygon,
rect, or rectangle.
- tabindex=value
-
Define the position of this anchor in the
document's tabbing order.
- target=name
-
Define the name of the frame or window to
receive the referenced document.
- type=type
-
Specify the MIME type of the target.
Example
To create an anchor named info at some point in a
document called doc.html, use the
<a> tag with the name
attribute:
<a name="info" >Information</a>
To provide a hyperlink to that point in
doc.html, use the <a>
tag with the href attribute appending the anchor
name to the filename using a hash mark (#):
<a href="doc.html#info" >Link to information</a>
<abbr> ... </abbr>
The enclosed text is an abbreviation.
<acronym> ... </acronym>
The enclosed text is an acronym.
<address> ... </address>
The enclosed text is an address.
<applet> ... </applet>
Define an executable applet within a text flow.
Attributes
- align=position
-
Align
the <applet> region to either the
top, middle,
bottom (default), left,
right, absmiddle,
baseline, or absbottom of the
text in the line.
- alt=string
-
Specify alternative text to replace the
<applet> region within browsers that support
the <applet> tag but cannot execute the
application.
- archive=url
-
Specify a class archive to be downloaded
to the browser and then searched for code class.
- class=name
-
Specify a style class controlling the
appearance of the tag.
- code=class
-
Specify the class name of the
code to be executed (required).
- codebase=url
-
URL from which the code is retrieved.
- height=n
-
Specify the height, in pixels, of the
<applet> region.
- hspace=n
-
Specify additional space, in pixels, to
the left and right of the <applet> region.
- id=name
-
Define a name for this applet that is
unique to this document.
- mayscript
-
If present, allows the applet to access
JavaScript within the page.
- name=string
-
Specify the name of this particular
instance of the <applet>.
- object=data
-
Specify a representation of the
object's execution state.
- style=style
-
Specify an inline style for this tag.
- title=string
-
Provide a title for the applet.
- vspace=n
-
Specify additional space, in pixels,
above and below the <applet> region.
- width=n
-
Specify the width, in pixels, of the
<applet> region.
<area>
Define a mouse-sensitive area in a client-side image map.
Attributes
- accesskey=char
-
Define the hot-key character for this
area.
- alt=string
-
Provide alternative text to be displayed
by nongraphical browsers.
- coords=list
-
Specify a comma-separated list of
shape-dependent coordinates that define the edge of this area.
- href=url
-
Specify the URL of a hyperlink target
associated with this area.
- nohref
-
Indicate that no document is
associated with this area; clicking in the area has no effect.
- notab
-
This area should not be included in the
tabbing order.
- onblur=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the mouse
leaves the area.
- onfocus=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the mouse
enters the area.
- shape=shape
-
Define the region's shape
to be either circ, circle,
poly, polygon,
rect, or rectangle.
- tabindex=value
-
Define the position of this area in the
document's tabbing order.
- taborder=n
-
Specify this area's
position in the tabbing order.
- target=name
-
Specify the frame or window to receive the
document linked by this area.
<b> ... </b>
Format the enclosed text using a bold typeface.
<base>
Specify the base URL for all relative URLs in this document.
Attributes
- href=url
-
Specify the base URL.
- target=name
-
Define the default target window of all
<a> links in the document (mostly used for
redirecting a link to other frames). There are four special values
_blank, _parent,
_self, and _top. These values
are described in Chapter 4.
<basefont>
Specify the font size for subsequent text.
Attributes
- color=color
-
Specify the base font's
color.
- face=name
-
Specify the local font to be used for the
base font.
- id=name
-
Define a name for this tag that is unique
to this document.
- name=name
-
Specify the local font to be used for the
base font.
- size=value
-
Set the basefont size from 1 to 7
(required; default is 3).
<bdo> ... </bdo>
Bidirectional override; changes the rendering direction of the
enclosed text.
Attributes
- class=name
-
Specify a class style controlling the
appearance of this tag.
- dir=direction
-
Specify the rendering direction for text,
either left to right (ltr) or right to left
(rtl).
- id=name
-
Define a name for this tag that is unique
to this document.
- lang=language
-
Specify the language used for this
tag's contents using a standard two-character ISO
language name.
- style=style
-
Specify an inline style for this tag.
- title=string
-
Specify a title for this tag.
<bgsound>
Define background audio for the document.
Attributes
- loop=value
-
Set the number of times to play the audio;
value may be an integer or the value
infinite.
- src=url
-
Provide the URL of the audio file to be
played.
<big> ... </big>
Format the enclosed text using a bigger typeface.
<blink> ... </blink>
Cause the
enclosed text to blink.
<blockquote> ... </blockquote>
The enclosed text is a block quotation.
Attributes
- cite=url
-
Specify the source URL of the quoted
material.
<body> ... </body>
Delimit the beginning and end of the document body.
Attributes
- alink=color
-
Set the color of active hypertext
links in the document.
- background=url
-
Specify the URL of an image to be tiled
in the document background.
- bgcolor=color
-
Set
the background color of the document.
- bgproperties=value
-
When set to fixed, prevent the background image
from scrolling with the document
content.
- leftmargin=value
-
Set the size, in pixels, of the document's left
margin.
- link=color
-
Set the color of unvisited
hypertext links in the document.
- onblur=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the
mouse leaves the document window.
- onfocus=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the
mouse enters the document window.
- onload=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the
document is loaded.
- onunload=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the
document is unloaded.
- text=color
-
Set the color of regular text in
the document.
- topmargin=value
-
Set the size, in pixels, of the document's top
margin.
- vlink=color
-
Set the color of visited links in
the document.
<br>
Break the current text flow, resuming at the beginning of the next
line.
Attributes
- class=name
-
Specify a style class controlling the
appearance of this tag.
- clear=margin
-
Break the flow and move downward
until the desired margin, either left,
right, or all, is clear.
- id=name
-
Define a name for this tag that is unique
to this document.
- style=style
-
Specify an inline style for this tag.
- title=string
-
Specify a title for this tag.
<button>
Create a push-button element within a <form>.
Attributes
- accesskey=char
-
Define the hot-key character for this
button.
- disabled
-
Disable the button, preventing the user
from clicking it.
- name=name
-
Specify the name of the parameter to be
passed to the form-processing application if the input element is
selected (required).
- onblur=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the mouse
moves out of the button.
- onfocus=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the mouse
moves into the button.
- type=type
-
Specify the button type, either
button, submit, or
reset.
- tabindex=n
-
Specify this element's
position in the tabbing order.
- value=string
-
Specify the value of the parameter sent to
the form-processing application if this form element is selected
(required).
<caption> ... </caption>
Define a caption for a table.
Attributes
- align=position
-
For Netscape, set the vertical position
of the caption to either top or
bottom. Default is top, centered. For Internet
Explorer, set the horizontal alignment of the caption to either
left, center, or
right, or the vertical position to
top or bottom. The default is
top, centered. You cannot set both the horizontal and vertical
position with this attribute alone.
- valign=position
-
Set the vertical position of the caption
to either top or bottom.
Default is top. Use this with a horizontal specification to
align to set both vertical and horizontal caption
positions.
See Chapter 5
for more information on using tables.
<center> ... </center>
Center
the enclosed text.
<cite> ... </cite>
The enclosed text is a citation.
<code> ... </code>
The enclosed text is a code sample.
<col>
Set properties for a column (or columns) within a
<colgroup> of a table.
Attributes
- align=value
-
Specify alignment of text in the cells of
a column. Value can be center,
left, or right.
- char=character
-
Specify the alignment character for text
in these cells.
- charoff=value
-
Set the offset within the cell at which
the alignment character will be placed.
- span=n
-
Specify the number of columns to be
affected by the <col> settings.
- valign=position
-
Set the vertical alignment of text within
the column to either top,
middle, or bottom.
- width=n
-
Set the width of the column, in pixels or
as a percentage.
<colgroup>
Set properties for designated column or columns within a table. Also
indicates where vertical rules will be drawn when
rules=groups is set in
the <table> tag.
Attributes
- align=value
-
Specify alignment of text in the cells of
columns in the <colgroup>. Values can be
center, left, or
right.
- char=character
-
Specify the alignment character for text
in these cells.
- charoff=value
-
Set the offset within the cell at which
the alignment character will be placed.
- span=n
-
Specify the number of columns in the
<colgroup>.
- valign=position
-
Set the vertical alignment of text within
the columns to either top,
middle, or bottom.
- width=n
-
Set the width, in pixels or as a
percentage, of each column in the group.
<comment> ... </comment>
Place a comment in the document. Comments will be visible in all
other browsers. Comments can be placed within
<!-- comment text
—> for all browsers.
<dd> ... </dd>
Define the definition portion of an element in a definition list.
<del> ... </del>
Delineate a deleted section of a document.
Attributes
- cite=url
-
Cite a document justifying the deletion.
- datetime=date
-
Specify the date and time of the
deletion.
<dfn> ... </dfn>
Format the enclosed text as a definition.
<dir> ... </dir>
Create a directory list containing <li> tags.
Attributes
- compact
-
Make the list more compact if possible.
- type=bullet
-
Set the bullet style for this list to
either circle, disc (default),
or square.
<div> ... </div>
Create a division within a document.
Attributes
- align=type
-
Align the text within the division to
left, center, or
right.
- nowrap
-
Suppress word
wrapping within this division.
<dl> ... </dl>
Create a definition list containing <dt> and
<dd> tags.
Attributes
- compact
-
Make the list more compact if possible.
<dt> ... </dt>
Define the definition term portion of an element in a definition list.
<em> ... </em>
Format the enclosed text with additional emphasis.
<embed> ... </embed>
Embed an application into the document.
Attributes
- align=position
-
Align the applet area to either the
top or bottom of the adjacent
text, or to the left or right
margin of the page, with subsequent text flowing around the applet.
- border=n
-
Specify the size, in pixels, of the
border around the applet.
- height=n
-
Specify the height of the area the
embedded object will occupy.
- hidden
-
If present, hide the applet on
the page.
- hspace=n
-
Define, in pixels, additional space to be
placed to the left and right of the applet.
- name=name
-
Provide a name for the applet.
- palette=value
-
In Netscape, a value of
foreground causes the applet to use the foreground
palette in Windows only; background uses the
background palette. Internet Explorer provides the foreground and
background colors for the applet, specified as two color values
separated by a vertical bar (|).
- pluginspage=url
-
Provide the URL of the page
containing instructions for installing the plug-in associated with
the applet.
- src=url
-
Supplies the URL of the data to be fed to
the applet.
- type=type
-
Specify the MIME type of the plug-in to
be used.
- units=type
-
Set the units for the height and
width attributes to either pixels (the default) or
en (half the text point size).
- vspace=n
-
Define, in pixels, additional space to be
placed above and below the applet.
- width=n
-
Specify the width, in pixels, of the
applet.
<fieldset> ... </fieldset>
Create a group of elements in a form.
<font> ... </font>
Set the size, color, or typeface of the enclosed text.
Attributes
- class=name
-
Specify a style class controlling the
appearance of this tag.
- color=color
-
Set the color of the enclosed
text.
- dir=dir
-
Specify the rendering direction for text,
either left to right (ltr) or right to left
(rtl).
- face=list
-
Set the typeface of the enclosed text to
the first available font in the comma-separated list of font names.
- id=name
-
Define a name for this tag that is unique
to this document.
- lang=language
-
Specify the language used for this
tag's contents using a standard two-character ISO
language name.
- size=value
-
Set the size to an absolute value (1 to
7), or relative to the <basefont> size using
+n or -n.
- style=style
-
Specify an inline style for this tag.
- title=string
-
Specify a title for this tag.
<form> ... </form>
Delimit a form.
Attributes
- accept-charset=list
-
Specify a list of character sets
accepted by the server processing this form.
- action=url
-
Specify the URL of the application that
will process the form. The default is the current URL.
- enctype=encoding
-
Specify how the form element
values will be encoded.
- method=style
-
Specify the parameter-passing style, either
get or post. The default is
get.
- name=name
-
Supply a name for this form for use by
JavaScript.
- onreset=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when
the form is reset.
- onsubmit=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when
the form is submitted.
- target=name
-
Specify the name of a frame or a window
to receive the results of the form after submission.
<frame> ... </frame>
Define a frame within a frameset.
Attributes
- bordercolor=color
-
Set the color of the
frame's border to color.
- class=name
-
Specify a style class controlling the
appearance of this tag.
- frameborder=value
-
If value is
yes (Netscape only) or 1
(Netscape and Internet Explorer), enable frame borders. If
value is no (Netscape
only) or 0 (Netscape and Internet Explorer),
disable frame borders.
- id=name
-
Define a name for this tag that is unique
in the document.
- longdesc=url
-
Provide the URL of a document describing
the contents of this frame.
- marginheight=n
-
Place n pixels
of space above and below the frame contents.
- marginwidth=n
-
Place n pixels
of space to the left and right of the frame contents.
- name=string
-
Define the name of the frame.
- noresize
-
Disable user resizing of the
frame.
- scrolling=type
-
Always add scrollbars
(yes), never add scrollbars
(no), or add scrollbars when needed
(auto).
- src=url
-
Define the URL of the source document for
this frame.
- style=style
-
Specify an inline style for this tag.
- title=string
-
Specify a title for this tag.
See Chapter 4 for more information on using frames.
<frameset> ... </frameset>
Define a collection of frames or other framesets.
Attributes
- border=n
-
Set size in pixels of frame borders
within a frameset. Default border width is five pixels.
- bordercolor=color
-
Set the color for frame borders in a
frameset.
- cols=list
-
Specify the number and width of frames
within a frameset.
- frameborder=[yes|no]
-
Enable or disable the displaying of 3D
borders or regular borders for frames. The default is
yes (3D borders).
- frameborder=[1|0]
-
Enable or disable the displaying of 3D borders for frames within a
frameset. The default is 1 (borders on).
- framespacing=n
-
Add additional space between
adjacent frames in pixels.
- onblur=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the
mouse leaves this frameset.
- onfocus=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the
mouse enters this frameset.
- onload=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when this
frameset is loaded.
- onunload=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when this
frameset is unloaded.
- rows=list
-
Specify the number and height of frames
within a frameset.
See Chapter 4 for more information on using frames.
<hn> ... </hn>
The enclosed text is a level n header; for
level n from 1 to 6.
Attributes
- align=type
-
Specify
the heading alignment as either left (default),
center, or right.
<head> ... </head>
Delimit the beginning and end of the document head.
Attributes
- dir=dir
-
Specify the rendering direction for text,
either left to right (ltr) or right to left
(rtl).
- lang=language
-
Specify the language used for this
tag's contents using a standard two-character ISO
language name.
- profile=url
-
Provide the URL of a profile for
this document.
<hr>
Break the current text flow and insert a horizontal rule.
Attributes
- align=type
-
Specify the rule alignment as either
left, center (default), or
right.
- class=name
-
Specify a style class controlling the
appearance of the rule.
- color=color
-
Define the color of the rule.
- id=name
-
Define a name for this tag that is unique
to this document.
- noshade
-
Do not use 3D shading to render the
rule.
- onclick=applet
-
Specify an applet to be executed when the
mouse button is clicked on this tag.
- ondblclick=applet
-
Specify an applet to be executed when the
mouse button is double-clicked on this tag.
- onkeydown=applet
-
Specify an applet to be executed when a
key is pressed down while this tag has input focus.
- onkeypress=applet
-
Specify an applet to be executed when a
key is pressed and released while this tag has input focus.
- onkeyup=applet
-
Specify an applet to be executed when a
key is released while this tag has input focus.
- onmousedown=applet
-
Specify an applet to be executed when a
mouse button is pressed down on this tag.
- onmousemove=applet
-
Specify an applet to be executed when the
mouse is moved over this tag.
- onmouseout=applet
-
Specify an applet to be executed when the
mouse moves out of this tag's display area.
- onmouseover=applet
-
Specify an applet to be executed when the
mouse moves into this tag's display area.
- onmouseup=applet
-
Specify an applet to be executed when a
mouse button is released while over this tag.
- size=pixels
-
Set the thickness of the rule to an
integer number of pixels.
- style=style
-
Specify an inline style for this tag.
- title=string
-
Specify a title for this tag.
- width=value
-
Set the width of the rule to either an
integer number of pixels or a percentage of the page width.
<html> ... </html>
Delimit the beginning and end of the entire HTML document.
Attributes
- dir=dir
-
Specify the rendering direction for text,
either left to right (ltr) or right to left
(rtl).
- lang=language
-
Specify the language used for this
tag's contents using a standard two-character ISO
language name.
- version=string
-
Indicate the HTML version used to create
this document.
<i> ... </i>
Format the enclosed text in an italic typeface.
<iframe> ... </iframe>
Define an inline frame.
Attributes
- align=type
-
Align the floating frame to either the
top, middle,
bottom (default), left, or
right of the text in the line.
- class=name
-
Specify a style class controlling the
appearance of the frame contents.
- frameborder=[1|0]
-
Enable or disable the display of borders
for the frame. Default is 1, which inserts the
border. The value 0 turns the border off.
- height=n
-
Specify the height of the frame in pixels
or as a percentage of the window size.
- id=name
-
Define a name for this tag that is unique
to this document.
- longdesc=url
-
Provide
the URL of a document describing the contents of the frame.
- marginheight=n
-
Place n pixels
of space above and below the frame contents.
- marginwidth=n
-
Place n pixels
of space to the left and right of the frame contents.
- name=string
-
Define the name of the frame.
- scrolling=type
-
Always add scrollbars
(yes), never add scrollbars
(no), or add scrollbars when needed
(auto).
- src=url
-
Define the URL of the source document for
this frame.
- style=style
-
Specify an inline style for this tag.
- title=string
-
Specify a title for this tag.
- width=n
-
Specify the width of the frame in pixels.
See Chapter 4 for more information on using frames.
<ilayer> ... </ilayer>
Define an inline layer.
Attributes
- above=name
-
Place this layer above the named layer.
- background=url
-
Specify a background image for the layer.
- below=name
-
Place this layer below the named layer.
- bgcolor=color
-
Specify the background color for the
layer.
- class=name
-
Specify a style class controlling the
appearance of this tag.
- left=n
-
Define, in pixels, the position of the
layer's left edge from the containing line of text.
- name=name
-
Provide a name for the layer.
- src=url
-
Supply the content of the layer from
another document.
- style=style
-
Specify an inline style for this tag.
- top=n
-
Define, in pixels, the position of the
layer's top edge from the containing line of text.
- visibility=value
-
Determine whether to
show the layer, hide the layer,
or inherit the visibility attribute from a
containing layer.
- width=n
-
Define the width, in pixels, of the
layer.
- z-index=n
-
Specify the layer's
position in the stacking order.
<img>
Insert an image into the current text flow.
Attributes
- align=type
-
Align the image to either the
top, middle,
bottom (default), left, or
right of the text in the line. For Netscape
Navigator, additionally align to the texttop,
absmiddle, absbottom, or
baseline of the text.
- alt=text
-
Provide descriptive text for
nonimage-capable browsers, tool tips, telephone browsers, and search
engines.
- border=n
-
Set the pixel thickness of the border
around images contained within hyperlinks.
- controls
-
Add playback controls for embedded video
clips.
- dynsrc=url
-
Specify the URL of a video clip to be
displayed.
- height=n
-
Specify the height of the image in pixels.
- hspace=n
-
Specify the space, in pixels, to be added to the left and right of
the image.
- ismap
-
Indicate that the image is mouse-selectable when used within an
<a> tag.
- longdesc=url
-
Provide the URL of a document describing
the image.
- loop=value
-
Set the number of times to play the video;
value may be an integer or the value
infinite.
- lowsrc=url
-
Specify a low-resolution image to be loaded by the browser first,
followed by the image specified by the <src>
attribute.
- src=url
-
Specify the source URL of the image to be displayed
(required).
- name=name
-
Provide a name for the image for use by
JavaScript.
- onabort=applet
-
Provide an applet to be run if the
loading of the image is aborted.
- onerror=applet
-
Provide an applet to be run if the
loading of the image is unsuccessful.
- onload=applet
-
Provide an applet to be run if the loading
of the image is successful.
- start=start
-
Specify when to play the video clip, either
fileopen or
mouseover.
- usemap=url
-
Specify the map of coordinates and links that define the hypertext
links within this image.
- vspace=n
-
Specify the vertical space, in pixels, added at the top and bottom of
the image.
- width=n
-
Specify the width of the image in pixels.
<input type=button>
Create a push-button element within a
<form>.
Attributes
- accesskey=char
-
Define the hot-key character for this
element.
- disabled
-
Disable this control, making it inactive.
- name=name
-
Specify the name of the parameter to be
passed to the form-processing application if the input element is
selected (required).
- notab
-
Specify that this element is not part of
the tabbing order.
- onblur=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the mouse
leaves this control.
- onfocus=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the mouse
enters this control.
- tabindex=n
-
Specify this element's
position in the tabbing order.
- taborder=n
-
Specify this element's
position in the tabbing order.
- value=string
-
Specify the value of the parameter sent
to the form-processing application if the input element is selected
(required).
<input type=checkbox>
Create a checkbox input element within a
<form>.
Attributes
- accesskey=char
-
Define the hot-key character for this element.
- checked
-
Mark the element as initially selected.
- disabled
-
Disable this control, making it inactive.
- name=string
-
Specify the name of the parameter to be passed to the form-processing
application if the input element is selected (required).
- notab
-
Specify that this element is not part of
the tabbing order.
- readonly
-
Prevent user modification of this element.
- tabindex=n
-
Specify this element's position in the tabbing order.
- taborder=n
-
Specify this element's position in the tabbing order.
- value=string
-
Specify the value of the parameter sent to the form-processing
application if this form element is selected (required).
See Chapter 6 for more information on using forms.
<input type=file>
Create a file-selection element within a
<form>.
Attributes
- accept=list
-
Specify list of MIME types that
can be accepted by this element.
- accesskey=char
-
Define the hot-key character for this element.
- disabled
-
Disable this control, making it inactive.
- maxlength=n
-
Specify the maximum number of
characters to accept for this element.
- name=string
-
Specify the name of the parameter that is passed to the
form-processing application for this input element (required).
- notab
-
Specify that this element is not part of
the tabbing order.
- onblur=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the mouse
leaves this control.
- onchange=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the user
changes the value of this element.
- onfocus=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the mouse
enters this control.
- readonly
-
Prevent user modification of this element.
- size=n
-
Specify the number of characters to
display for this element.
- tabindex=n
-
Specify this element's position in the tabbing order.
- taborder=n
-
Specify this element's position in the tabbing order.
- value=string
-
Specify the value of the parameter sent to the form-processing
application if this form element is selected (required).
See Chapter 6 for more information on using forms.
<input type=hidden>
Create a hidden element within a <form>.
Attributes
- name=string
-
Specify the name of the parameter that is passed to the
form-processing application for this input element (required).
- value=string
-
Specify the value of this element that is passed to the
form-processing application.
See Chapter 6 for more information on using forms.
<input type=image>
Create an image input element within a
<form>.
Attributes
- accesskey=char
-
Define the hot-key character for this element.
- align=type
-
Align the image to either the
top, middle, or
bottom of the form element's
text.
- alt=string
-
Provide a text description for the image.
- border=n
-
Set the pixel thickness of the border of
the image.
- disabled
-
Disable this control, making it inactive.
- name=string
-
Specify the name of the parameter to be passed to the form-processing
application for this input element (required).
- notab
-
Specify that this element is not part of
the tabbing order.
- src=url
-
Specify the source URL of the image
(required).
- tabindex=n
-
Specify this element's position in the tabbing order.
- taborder=n
-
Specify this element's position in the tabbing order.
- usemap=url
-
Specify the URL of a map to be used with
this image.
See Chapter 6 for more information on using forms.
<input type=password>
Create a content-protected text-input
element within a <form>.
Attributes
- accesskey=char
-
Define the hot-key character for this element.
- disabled
-
Disable this control, making it inactive.
- maxlength=n
-
Specify the maximum number of
characters to accept for this element.
- name=string
-
Specify the name of the parameter to be passed to the form-processing
application for this input element (required).
- notab
-
Specify that this element is not part of
the tabbing order.
- onblur=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the mouse
leaves this control.
- onchange=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the user
changes the value of this element.
- onfocus=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the mouse
enters this control.
- onselect=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the user
clicks this element.
- readonly
-
Prevent user modification of this element.
- size=n
-
Specify the number of characters to
display for this element.
- tabindex=n
-
Specify this element's position in the tabbing order.
- taborder=n
-
Specify this element's position in the tabbing order.
- value=string
-
Specify the initial value for this element.
See Chapter 6 for more information on using forms.
<input type=radio>
Create a radio-button input element
within a <form>.
Attributes
- accesskey=char
-
Define the hot-key character for this element.
- checked
-
Mark the element as initially
selected.
- disabled
-
Disable this control, making it inactive.
- name=string
-
Specify the name of the parameter that is passed to the
form-processing application if this input element is selected
(required).
- notab
-
Specify that this element is not part of
the tabbing order.
- readonly
-
Prevent user modification of this element.
- tabindex=n
-
Specify this element's position in the tabbing order.
- taborder=n
-
Specify this element's position in the tabbing order.
- value=string
-
Specify the value of the parameter that is passed to the
form-processing application if this element is selected (required).
See Chapter 6 for more information on using forms.
<input type=reset>
Create a reset button within a
<form>.
Attributes
- accesskey=char
-
Define the hot-key character for this element.
- disabled
-
Disable this control, making it inactive.
- notab
-
Specify that this element is not part of
the tabbing order.
- readonly
-
Prevent user modification of this element.
- tabindex=n
-
Specify this element's position in the tabbing order.
- taborder=n
-
Specify this element's position in the tabbing order.
- value=string
-
Specify an alternate label for the reset button.
See Chapter 6 for more information on using forms.
<input type=submit>
Create a submit button within a
<form>.
Attributes
- accesskey=char
-
Define
the hot-key character for this element.
- disabled
-
Disable this control, making it inactive.
- name=string
-
Specify the name of the parameter that is passed to the
form-processing application for this input element (required).
- notab
-
Specify that this element is not part of
the tabbing order.
- tabindex=n
-
Specify this element's position in the tabbing order.
- taborder=n
-
Specify this element's position in the tabbing order.
- value=string
-
Specify an alternate label for the submit button, as well as the
value passed to the form-processing application for this parameter if
this button is clicked.
See Chapter 6 for more information on using forms.
<input type=text>
Create a text input element
within a <form>.
Attributes
- accesskey=char
-
Define the hot-key character for this element.
- disabled
-
Disable this control, making it inactive.
- maxlength=n
-
Specify the maximum number of
characters to accept for this element.
- name=string
-
Specify the name of the parameter that is passed to the
form-processing application for this input element
(required).
- notab
-
Specify that this element is not part of
the tabbing order.
- onblur=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the mouse
leaves this element.
- onchange=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the user
changes the value of this element.
- onfocus=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the mouse
enters this element.
- onselect=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the user
clicks this element.
- readonly
-
Prevent user modification of this element.
- size=n
-
Specify the number of characters to
display for this element.
- tabindex=n
-
Specify
this element's position in the tabbing order.
- taborder=n
-
Specify
this element's position in the tabbing order.
- value=string
-
Specify the initial value for this element.
See Chapter 6 for more information on using forms.
<ins> ... </ins>
Delineate an inserted section of a document.
Attributes
- cite=url
-
Specify the URL of the document
justifying the insertion.
- datetime=date
-
Specify the date and time of the
insertion.
<isindex>
Create a "searchable" HTML document.
Attributes
- action=url
-
Provide the URL of the program that will perform the searching
action.
- class=name
-
Specify a class style controlling the
appearance of this tag.
- dir=direction
-
Specify the rendering direction for text,
either left to right (ltr) or right to left
(rtl).
- id=name
-
Define a name for this tag that is unique
to this document.
- lang=language
-
Specify the language used for this
tag's contents using a standard two-character ISO
language name.
- prompt=string
-
Provide an alternate prompt
for the input field.
- style=style
-
Specify an inline style for this tag.
- title=string
-
Specify a title for this tag.
<kbd> ... </kbd>
The enclosed text is keyboard-like input.
<keygen> ... </keygen>
Generate key information in a form.
Attributes
- challenge=string
-
Provide a challenge string to
be packaged with the key.
- name=name
-
Provide a name for the key.
<label> ... </label>
Define a label for a form control.
Attributes
- accesskey=char
-
Define the hot-key character for this
label.
- for=name
-
Specify the form element
associated with this label.
- onblur=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the
mouse leaves this label.
- onfocus=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the
mouse enters this label.
<layer> ... </layer>
Define a layer.
Attributes
- above=name
-
Place this layer above the named layer.
- background=url
-
Specify a background image for the layer.
- below=name
-
Place this layer below the named layer.
- bgcolor=color
-
Specify the background color for the
layer.
- class=name
-
Specify a style class controlling the
appearance of this tag.
- clip=edge
-
Define the
layer's clipping region, in pixels. If
left and top are 0, they may be
omitted.
- left=n
-
Define, in pixels, the position of the
layer's left edge from the containing line of text.
- name=name
-
Provide a name for the layer.
- src=url
-
Supply the content of the layer from
another document.
- style=style
-
Specify an inline style for this tag.
- top=n
-
Define, in pixels, the position of the
layer's top edge from the containing line of text.
- visibility=value
-
Determine whether to
show the layer, hide the layer,
or inherit the visibility attribute from a
containing layer.
- width=n
-
Define the width, in pixels, of the
layer.
- z-index=n
-
Specify the layer's
position in the stacking order.
<legend> ... </legend>
Define a legend for a form field set.
Attributes
- accesskey=char
-
Define the hot-key character for this
legend.
- align=position
-
Align the legend to the
top, bottom,
left, or right of the field
set.
<li> ... </li>
Delimit a list item in an ordered (<ol>) or
unordered (<ul>) list.
Attributes
- type=format
-
Set the type of this list element to the
desired format. For <li> within
<ol>: A (capital
letters), a (lowercase letters),
I (capital Roman numerals), i
(lowercase Roman numerals), or 1 (Arabic numerals;
default). For <li> within
<ul>: circle,
disc (default), or square.
- value=n
-
Set the number for this list item to
n.
<link>
Define a link in the document <head> between
this document and another document. Currently this tag is implemented
to provide links to style-sheet definition files and font definition
files.
Attributes
- charset=charset
-
Specify the character set used to encode
the target of this link.
- href=url
-
Specify the hypertext reference URL of the
target document.
- hreflang=lang
-
Specify the language used for the
target's contents using a standard two-character ISO
language name.
- media=list
-
Specify a list of media types upon which
this object can be rendered.
- rel=relation
-
Indicate the relationship from this
document to the target. For Internet Explorer 3.0,
rel=style indicates the
existence of an external style sheet.
- rev=relation
-
Indicate the reverse relationship from the target to this
document.
- type=text/css
-
Specify the MIME type for the linked document. Normally used in
conjunction with links to style sheets, when the type is set to
text/css.
<listing> ... </listing>
Same as <pre
width=n> ...
</pre>; deprecated: don't
use.
<map> ... </map>
Define a map containing hot spots in a
client-side image map.
Attributes
- name=string
-
Define the name of this map (required).
<marquee> ... </marquee>
Create a scrolling-text marquee.
Attributes
- align=position
-
Align the marquee to the top,
middle, or bottom of the
surrounding text.
- behavior=style
-
Define marquee style to be scroll,
slide, or
alternate.
- bgcolor=color
-
Set the background color of the marquee.
- class=name
-
Specify a style class controlling the appearance of this tag.
- direction=dir
-
Define the direction, left or
right, the text is to
scroll.
- height=value
-
Define the height, in pixels, of the marquee
area.
- hspace=value
-
Define the space, in pixels, to be inserted to the left and right of
the marquee.
- loop=value
-
Set the number of times to animate the marquee;
value is an integer or
infinite.
- scrollamount=value
-
Set the number of pixels to move the text for scroll
movements.
- scrolldelay=value
-
Specify the delay, in milliseconds, between successive movements of
the marquee text.
- style=style
-
Specify an inline style for this tag.
- vspace=value
-
Define the space, in pixels, to be inserted above and below the
marquee.
- width=value
-
Define the width, in pixels, of the marquee
area.
<menu> ... </menu>
Define a menu list containing <li> tags.
Attributes
- compact
-
Make the list more compact.
- type=bullet
-
Set the bullet style for this list to
either circle, disc (default),
or square.
<meta>
Provides additional information about a document.
Attributes
- charset=name
-
Specify the character set to be used with
this document.
- content=string
-
Specify the value for the meta-information
(required).For client pulls,
content="n;url=url"
tells the browser to load the specified
url after n
seconds. If no URL is specified, the source document will be
reloaded. Must be used with http-equiv="refresh"
within <meta>.
- dir=direction
-
Specify the rendering direction for text,
either left to right (ltr) or right to left
(rtl).
- http-equiv=string
-
Specify the HTTP equivalent name
for the meta-information and cause the server to include the name and
content in the HTTP header for this document when it is transmitted
to the client. A value of refresh creates a
"client-pull" within a document.
- lang=language
-
Specify the language used for this
tag's contents using a standard two-character ISO
language name.
- name=string
-
Specify the name of the meta-information.
- scheme=scheme
-
Specify the profile scheme used to interpret this property.
<multicol> ... </multicol>
Format-enclosed HTML and text in multicolumn format. Text and
elements will flow across specified number of columns to give them
approximately equal length.
Attributes
- class=name
-
Specify a style class controlling the
appearance of this tag.
- cols=n
-
Specify number of columns (required).
- gutter=n
-
Specify amount of space in pixels between columns. Default is 10
pixels.
- style=style
-
Specify an inline style for this tag.
- width=n
-
Specify width of columns in pixels.
<nobr> ... </nobr>
No breaks allowed in the enclosed text.
<noembed> ... </noembed>
Define content to be presented by browsers that do not support the
<embed> tag.
<noframes> ... </noframes>
Define content to be presented by browsers that do not support frames.
See Chapter 4 for more information on using frames.
<noscript> ... </noscript>
Specify alternative content for browsers that do not support
JavaScript. See Chapter 11 for more information on
JavaScript.
<object> ... </object>
Insert an object into the document. This tag is used to specify
applets, OLE controls, and other media objects.
Attributes
- align=value
-
Specify how the object is aligned with other elements in the
document. Values include baseline,
center, left,
middle, right,
textbottom, textmiddle, and
texttop.
- archive=list
-
Specify a list of URLs of archives
containing resources used by this object.
- border=n
-
Set the width of the object's border if it is a
hyperlink.
- classid=url
-
Identify the class identifier of the object. The syntax of the URL
depends on the object type.
- codebase=url
-
Identify the URL of the object's codebase. The
syntax of the URL depends on the object.
- codetype=codetype
-
Specify the media type of the code.
- data=url
-
Specify the URL of the data used for the object. The syntax of the
URL depends on the object.
- declare
-
Declare an object without instantiating
it.
- height=n
-
Specify the height of the object in pixels.
- hspace=n
-
Specify the amount of space in pixels between the sides of the object
and the surrounding elements.
- name=url
-
Specify the name of the object.
- notab
-
Do not make this object part of the
tabbing order.
- shapes
-
Indicate shaped hyperlinks in object.
- standby=message
-
Specify message to display during object
loading.
- tabindex=n
-
Specify this object's
position in the tabbing order.
- type=type
-
Specify the media type for data.
- usemap=url
-
Specify image map to use with object.
- vspace=n
-
Specify the amount of space, in pixels, above and below
object.
- width=n
-
Specify object width.
<ol> ... </ol>
Define an ordered list containing numbered (ascending)
<li> elements.
Attributes
- compact
-
Present the list in a more compact manner.
- start=n
-
Start numbering the list at n, instead of
1.
- type=format
-
Set the numbering format for this list to A
(capital letters), a (lowercase letters),
I (capital Roman numerals), i
(lowercase Roman numerals), or 1 (Arabic numerals;
default).
<optgroup> ... </optgroup>
Define a group of options within a <select>
element.
Attributes
- disabled
-
Disable this group, making it inactive.
- label=string
-
Provide a label for this group.
<option> ... </option>
Define an option within a <select> item in a
<form>.
Attributes
- disabled
-
Disable this option, making it inactive.
- label=string
-
Provide a label for this option.
- selected
-
Make this item initially
selected.
- value=string
-
Return the specified value to the
form-processing application instead of the
<option> contents.
See Chapter 4 for more information on using forms.
<p> ... </p>
Start and end a paragraph.
Attributes
- align=type
-
Align the text within the paragraph to
left, center, or
right.
<param> ... </param>
Supply a parameter to the <applet> or
<object> surrounding this tag.
Attributes
- id=name
-
Define the unique identifier for this
parameter.
- name=string
-
Define the name of the parameter.
- type=type
-
Specify the MIME type of the parameter.
- value=string
-
Define the value of the parameter.
- valuetype=type
-
Indicate the type of value. Can be one of three types:
data indicates that the
parameter's value is data (default);
ref indicates that the
parameter's value is a URL;
object indicates that the value is a URL of
another object in the document.
<plaintext>
Render the remainder of the document as preformatted plain text.
<pre> ... </pre>
Render the enclosed text in its original, preformatted style,
honoring line breaks and spacing.
Attributes
- width=n
-
Size the text, if possible, so that
n characters fit across the display
window.
<q> ... </q>
Designate enclosed text as an inline quotation.
Attributes
- cite=url
-
Specify the URL of the source of the
quoted material.
<s> ... </s>
The enclosed text is struck through with a horizontal line.
<samp> ... </samp>
The enclosed text is a sample.
<script> ... </script>
Define a script within the document.
Attributes
- charset=name
-
Specify the character set used to encode
the script.
- defer
-
Defer execution of this script.
- language=lang
-
Specify the language used to create the
script.
- src=url
-
Specify the URL of an outside file containing the script to be loaded
and run with the document.
- type=type
-
Specify the MIME type of the script.
See Chapter 10 for more information on JavaScript.
<select> ... </select>
Define a multiple-choice menu or scrolling list within a
<form>, containing one or more
<option> tags.
Attributes
- disabled
-
Disable this control, making it inactive.
- multiple
-
Allow user to select more than one <option>
within the
<select>.
- name=string
-
Define the name for the selected <option>
values that, if selected, are passed to the form-processing
application (required).
- onblur=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the
mouse leaves this element.
- onchange=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the user
changes the value of this element.
- onfocus=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the
mouse enters this element.
- size=n
-
Display items using a pull-down menu for
size=1 (without multiple
specified) and a scrolling list of n items
otherwise.
- tabindex=n
-
Specify this element's
position in the tabbing order.
See Chapter 6 for more information on using forms.
<server> ... </server>
Define a LiveWire script.
<small> ... </small>
Format the enclosed text using a smaller typeface.
<spacer>
Insert a whitespace element in a document.
Attributes
- type=type
-
Specify what type of spacer to use.
vertical inserts space between two lines of text.
horizontal inserts space between words or
characters. block inserts a rectangular space such
as an <img> object.
- size=n
-
Specify size in pixels for either width of
horizontal spacer, or height of
vertical spacer.
- width=n
-
Specify width in pixels of block
spacer.
- height=n
-
Specify height in pixels of block
spacer.
- align=value
-
Specify alignment of block spacer with surrounding
text. Values are the same as for the <img>
tag.
<span> ... </span>
Specify style-sheet formatting to text between tags.
Attributes
- style=elements
-
Specify cascading style-sheet elements for text in the
span.
<strike> ... </strike>
The enclosed text is struck through with a horizontal line.
<strong> ... </strong>
Strongly emphasize the enclosed text.
<style> ... </style>
Define one or more document level styles.
Attributes
- dir=dir
-
Specify the rendering direction for the
title text, either left to right (ltr) or right to
left (rtl).
- lang=language
-
Specify the language used for this
tag's title using a standard two-character ISO
language name.
- media=list
-
Specify a list of media types upon which
this object can be rendered.
- title=string
-
Specify a title for this tag.
- type=type
-
Define the format of the styles (i.e.,
text/css).
See Chapter 5 for more information on styles and
style sheets.
<sub> ... </sub>
Format the enclosed text as a subscript.
<sup> ... </sup>
Format the enclosed text as a superscript.
<table> ... </table>
Define a table.
Attributes
- align=position
-
Align the table either left or
right with the surrounding text
flow.
- background=url
-
Specify an image to be tiled in the background of the
table.
- bgcolor=color
-
Define the background color for the entire
table.
- border=n
-
Create a border n pixels
wide.
- bordercolor=color
-
Define the border color for the entire
table.
- bordercolordark=color
-
Define the dark border-highlighting color for the entire
table.
- bordercolorlight=color
-
Define the light border-highlighting color for the entire
table.
- cellpadding=n
-
Place n pixels of padding around each
cell's contents.
- cellspacing=n
-
Place n pixels of spacing between
cells.
- cols=n
-
Specify the number of columns in this
table.
- frame=[void|above|below|hsides|lhs|rhs|vsides|box|border]
-
Specify which sides of a table's outer border will
be drawn. void removes outer borders;
box and border displays all.
hsides draws horizontal sides;
vsides draws vertical sides.
lhs draws left side; rhs right
side.
- height=n
-
Define the height of the table in pixels.
- hspace=n
-
Specify the horizontal space, in pixels, added at the left and right
of the table.
- nowrap
-
Suppress
text wrapping in table cells.
- rules=[all|cols|groups|none|rows]
-
Turn off (none) or turn on rules between table
cells by cols, rows,
groups, or
all.
- summary=string
-
Provide a description to
summarize this table.
- vspace=n
-
Specify the vertical space, in pixels, added at the top and bottom of
the table.
- width=n
-
Set the width of the table to n pixels or
a percentage of the window width.
See Chapter 5 for more information on tables.
<tbody> ... </tbody>
Create a row group within a table.
Attributes
- align=position
-
Align the table body cell contents to the
left, center, or
right.
- char=char
-
Specify the cell alignment character for
the body group.
- charoff=value
-
Specify the offset of the alignment
position within the cells.
- valign=position
-
Vertically align the body group cells' contents to
the top, center,
bottom, or baseline of a cell.
<td> ... </td>
Define a table data cell.
Attributes
- abbr=string
-
Specify an abbreviation for the
cell's contents.
- align=type
-
Align the cell contents to the left,
center, or
right.
- axis=string
-
Provide a name for a related group of
cells.
- background=url
-
Specify an image to be tiled in the background of the
cell.
- bgcolor=color
-
Define the background color for the cell.
- bordercolor=color
-
Define the border color for the cell.
- bordercolordark=color
-
Define the dark border-highlighting color for the
cell.
- bordercolorlight=color
-
Define the light border-highlighting color for the
cell.
- char=char
-
Specify the cell alignment character.
- charoff=value
-
Specify the offset of the alignment
position within the cell.
- colspan=n
-
Have this cell straddle n adjacent
columns.
- headers=list
-
Provide a list of header cell names
associated with this cell.
- height=n
-
Define the height, in pixels, for this
cell.
- nowrap
-
Do not automatically wrap and fill text in this
cell.
- rowspan=n
-
Have this cell straddle n adjacent
rows.
- scope=scope
-
Define the scope of this header cell,
either row, col,
rowgroup, or colgroup.
- valign=type
-
Vertically align this cell's contents to the
top, middle,
bottom, or baseline of the
cell.
- width=n
-
Set the width of this cell to n pixels or
a percentage of the table width.
See Chapter 5 for more information on tables.
<textarea> ... </textarea>
Define a multiline text input area within a
<form>; content of the
<textarea> tag is the initial, default
value.
Attributes
- accesskey=char
-
Define the hot-key character for this
element.
- cols=n
-
Display n columns of text within the text
area.
- disabled
-
Disable this control, making it inactive.
- name=string
-
Define the name for the text-area value
that is passed to the form-processing application (required).
- onblur=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the
mouse leaves this element.
- onchange=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run if a user
changes the value of this element.
- onfocus=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run when the
mouse enters this element.
- onselect=applet
-
Specify an applet to be run if the user
clicks this element.
- readonly
-
Prevent user modification of this
element.
- rows=n
-
Display n rows of text within the text
area.
- tabindex=n
-
Specify this element's
position in the tabbing order.
- wrap=style
-
Set word
wrapping within the text area to off,
virtual (display wrap, but do not transmit to
server), or physical (display and transmit wrap).
See Chapter 6 for more information on forms.
<tfoot>
Define a table footer.
Attributes
- align=position
-
Align the footer cell contents to the
left, center, or
right.
- char=char
-
Specify the cell alignment character.
- charoff=value
-
Specify the offset of the alignment
position within the cell.
- valign=position
-
Vertically align the footer cells' contents to the
top, center,
bottom, or baseline of a cell.
<th> ... </th>
Define a table header cell.
Attributes
- abbr=string
-
Specify an abbreviation for the
cell's contents.
- align=type
-
Align the cell contents to the left,
center, or
right.
- axis=string
-
Provide a name for a related group of
cells.
- background=url
-
Specify an image to be tiled in the background of the
cell.
- bgcolor=color
-
Define the background color for the cell.
- bordercolor=color
-
Define the border color for the cell.
- bordercolordark=color
-
Define the dark border-highlighting color for the
cell.
- bordercolorlight=color
-
Define the light border-highlighting color for the
cell.
- char=char
-
Specify the cell alignment character.
- charoff=value
-
Specify the offset of the alignment
position within the cell.
- colspan=n
-
Have this cell straddle n adjacent
columns.
- headers=list
-
Provide a list of header cell names
associated with this cell.
- height=n
-
Define the height, in pixels, for this
cell.
- nowrap
-
Do not automatically wrap and fill text in this
cell.
- rowspan=n
-
Have this cell straddle n adjacent
rows.
- scope=scope
-
Define the scope of this header cell:
row, col,
rowgroup, or colgroup.
- valign=type
-
Vertically align this cell's contents to the
top, middle,
bottom, or baseline of the
cell.
- width=n
-
Set the width of this cell to n pixels or
a percentage of the table width.
See Chapter 5 for more information on tables.
<thead>
Define a table heading.
Attributes
- align=position
-
Align the header cells'
contents to the left, center,
or right.
- char=char
-
Specify the cell alignment character for
heading cells.
- charoff=value
-
Specify the offset of the alignment
position within the cell.
- valign=positiona
-
Vertically align the header cells' contents to the
top, center,
bottom, or baseline of a cell.
<title> ... </title>
Define the HTML document's title.
Attributes
- dir=dir
-
Specify the rendering direction for text,
either left to right (ltr) or right to left
(rtl).
- lang=language
-
Specify the language used for this
tag's contents using a standard two-character ISO
language name.
<tr> ... </tr>
Define a row of cells within a table.
Attributes
- align=type
-
Align the cell contents in this row to the left,
center, or
right.
- background=url
-
Specify an image to be tiled in the background of the
cell.
- bgcolor=color
-
Define the background color for this row.
- border=n
-
Create a border n pixels
wide.
- bordercolor=color
-
Define the border color for this row.
- bordercolordark=color
-
Define the dark border-highlighting color for this
row.
- bordercolorlight=color
-
Define the light border-highlighting color for this
row.
- char=char
-
Specify the cell alignment character for
this row.
- charoff=value
-
Specify the offset of the alignment
position with cells of this row.
- nowrap
-
Disable word wrap for all cells in this
row.
- valign=type
-
Vertically align the cell contents in this row to the
top, middle,
bottom, or baseline of the
cell.
See Chapter 5 for more information on tables.
<tt> ... </tt>
Format the enclosed text in typewriter-style (monospaced) font.
<ul> ... </ul>
Define an unordered list of bulleted <li>
elements.
Attributes
- compact
-
Display the list in a more compact manner.
- type=bullet
-
Set the bullet style for this list to either
circle, disc (default), or
square.
<var> ... </var>
The enclosed text is a variable's name.
<wbr>
Indicate a potential word-break point within a
<nobr> section.
<xmp> ... </xmp>
Same as <pre width=80> ...
</pre>; deprecated, do not use.
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