HTML A-Z Quick Reference

(Last Update 17:31 on Wednesday, 02 April 2003)

<A ... > ... </A>

Specifies an anchor.

NAME=...

Allows the anchor to be the target of a link using the # syntax. Also gives it a JavaScript name.

HREF=...

Turns the anchor into a hypertext link to the given URL.

TARGET=...

NN:2.0;IE:3.0 Allows the anchor to link into another frame, or into a reserved name _blank, _self, _parent or _top.

<ACRONYM> ... </ACRONYM>

IE:4.0 Specifies an acronym.

<ADDRESS>
...
</ADDRESS>

Specifies an address. Typically rendered in italic.

<APPLET ... > ... </APPLET>

IE:3.0;NN:2.0 Specifies a Java applet.

CODE=...

The relative name of the applet's main .class file.

CODEBASE=...

The base URL of the applet's code.

ARCHIVE=...

The .jar file which contains the applet's code.

OBJECT=...

A saved (serialized) applet which is loaded instead of recreating the applet.

ALT=...

Some non-java browsers display this text. Alternatively, place the text between the tags.

ALIGN=...

How the applet aligns with text: LEFT, RIGHT, TOP, TEXTTOP, MIDDLE, ABSMIDDLE, BASELINE, BOTTOM or ABSBOTTOM.

HEIGHT=...

The height of the applet in pixels or %.

WIDTH=...

The width of the applet in pixels or %.

HSPACE=...

How much space should be left on each side of the applet.

VSPACE=...

How much space should be left above and below the applet.

MAYSCRIPT

NN:4.0 Permits the applet to access JavaScript.

NAME=...

The Java or JavaScript name for the applet.

<AREA ... >

Specifies an area of a client side image <MAP>.

SHAPE=...

The shape of the area. Defaults to RECT but can be POLY or CIRCLE.

COORDS=...

The coordinates of the area. Depends on the setting for SHAPE.

ALT=...

Text to display if images are disabled or unavailable.

HREF=...

The URL that the area links to.

TARGET=...

NN:2.0;IE:3.0 The frame that the linked URL should load into.

NOHREF

Specifies that the area does not link to a URL.

NAME=...

The JavaScript name for the area.

ABOVE=...

<ILAYER ... >

Specifies that the layer stacks immediately above an existing layer.

<LAYER ... >

Specifies that the layer stacks immediately above an existing layer.

ACCESSKEY=...

ACTION=...

<FORM ... >

The URL to which the results are submitted.

<ISINDEX ... >

(IE;NN:Undocumented) The URL to which the search is submitted.

ALIGN=...

<APPLET ... >

How the applet aligns with text: LEFT, RIGHT, TOP, TEXTTOP, MIDDLE, ABSMIDDLE, BASELINE, BOTTOM or ABSBOTTOM.

<CAPTION ... >

The placment of the caption. Defaults to TOP but can be BOTTOM. IE LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT.

<COL ... >

Specifies the horizontal alignment of the content, LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT. Default is LEFT.

<DIV ... >

The text alignment, LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT.

<EMBED ... >

How the object aligns with text: LEFT, RIGHT, TOP or BOTTOM.

<H1 ... >

The text alignment, LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT.

<H2 ... >

The text alignment, LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT.

<H3 ... >

The text alignment, LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT.

<H4 ... >

The text alignment, LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT.

<H5 ... >

The text alignment, LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT.

<H6 ... >

The text alignment, LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT.

<HR ... >

NN:1.1 The alignment, CENTER, LEFT or RIGHT.

<IFRAME ... >

How the frame aligns with text: LEFT, RIGHT, TOP or BOTTOM.

<IMG ... >

How the image aligns with text: LEFT, RIGHT, TOP or BOTTOM. NN:3.0 ABSMIDDLE, ABSBOTTOM, TEXTTOP, MIDDLE or BASELINE.

<INPUT ... >

NN:1.1 How am image element aligns with text: LEFT, RIGHT, TOP or BOTTOM. NN:3.0 ABSMIDDLE, ABSBOTTOM, TEXTTOP, MIDDLE or BASELINE.

<LEGEND ... >

The alignment, CENTER, LEFT or RIGHT.

<P ... >

(IE;NN:1.1) The text alignment, LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT.

<SPACER ... >

How a BLOCK spacer aligns with text: LEFT, RIGHT, TOP, BOTTOM, ABSMIDDLE, ABSBOTTOM, TEXTTOP, MIDDLE or BASELINE.

<TABLE ... >

The horizonal alignment, LEFT or RIGHT. NN:4.0 CENTER does not cause the table to float.

<TD ... >

Specifies the horizontal alignment of the content, LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT. Default is LEFT.

<TH ... >

Specifies the horizontal alignment of the content, LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT. Default is LEFT.

<TR ... >

Specifies the horizontal alignment of the content, LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT. Default is LEFT.

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