HTML Tag Reference

HTML Tag and Attribute Reference

<a>
    <a> . . . </a>
    Create a hyperlink (href attribute) or fragment identifier (name attribute) within a document.
    Linking to .PDF's

Attributes
    accesskey=char
        Define the hot-key character for this anchor.

    charset=encoding
        Specify the character set used to encode the target.

    coordsv=list
        Specify the list of shape-dependent coordinates.

    href=url
        Specify the URL of a hyperlink target (required if not a name anchor).

    hreflang=language
        Specify the 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
        Indicates 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 recieve the referenced document.

_blank: Will cause the link to be loaded into a new blank window.
_self: Will cause the link to be loaded into the same window the link was in.
_parent: Will cause the link to be loaded into the parent of this document.
_top: Will cause the link to be loaded into the full body of this window.

    type=type
        Specify the MIME type of the target.

Example:
To create an anchor named info at some point in a document called info.html, use the <a> tage with the name attribute:

    <a name="info">Information</a>

To provide a hyperlink to that point in info.html, use the <a> tag with the href attribute appending to the anchor name to the filename using a hashmark (#):

    <a href="info.html#info">Link to information</a>

<abbr>
<abbr> . . . </abbr>
The enclosed text is an abbreviation. It is typically displayed just like normal text, but is used by automatic indexers.

<acronym>
<acronym> . . . </acronym>
The enclosed text is an acronym. It is typically displayed just like normal text, but is used by automatic indexers.

<applet>
    <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 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 the <applet> region.

    id=name
        Specify additional space, in pixels, to the left and right of the <applet>.

    mayscript
        Define a name for this applet that is unique to this document.

    name=string
        If present, allows the applet to access JavaScript within the page (Netscape).

    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>
    <area> . . . </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-seperated 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 are has no effect.

    notab
        Specify the

    onblur=applet
        Specify the

    onfocus=applet
        Specify the

    shape=shape
        Specify the

    tabindex=value
        Specify the

    taborder=n
        Specify the

    target=name
        Specify the