HTML Basic

HTML Tutorial
What is HTML?
HTML is a language for describing web pages.
HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language HTML is not a programming language, it is a markup language A markup language is a set of markup tags HTML uses markup tags to describe web pages
HTML Tags
HTML markup tags are usually called HTML tags
HTML tags are keywords surrounded by angle brackets like <html> HTML tags normally come in pairs like <b> and </b> The first tag in a pair is the start tag, the second tag is the end tag Start and end tags are also called opening tags and closing tags
HTML Documents = Web Pages

HTML documents describe web pages HTML documents contain HTML tags and plain text HTML documents are also called web pages
The purpose of a web browser (like Internet Explorer or Firefox) is to read HTML documents and display them as web pages. The browser does not display the HTML tags, but uses the tags to interpret the content of the page:
<html> <body> <h1>My First Heading</h1> <p>My first paragraph.</p> </body> </html>
Example Explained

The The The The text text text text between between between between <html> and </html> describes the web page <body> and </body> is the visible page content <h1> and </h1> is displayed as a heading <p> and </p> is displayed as a paragraph
What You Need

You don't need any tools to learn HTML at W3Schools.
You don't need an HTML editor You don't need a web server You don't need a web site
Editing HTML
HTML can be written and edited using many different editors like Dreamweaver and Visual Studio. However, in this tutorial we use a plain text editor (like Notepad) to edit HTML. We believe using a plain text editor is the best way to learn HTML.
Use Your Test Web For Learning

We suggest you experiment with everything you learn at W3Schools by editing your web files with a text editor (like Notepad). Note: If your test web contains HTML markup tags you have not learned, don't panic. You will learn all about it in the next chapters.
.HTM or .HTML File Extension?

When you save an HTML file, you can use either the .htm or the .html file extension. There is no difference, it is entirely up to you.
HTML Headings
HTML headings are defined with the <h1> to <h6> tags.
Example
<h1>This is a heading</h1> <h2>This is a heading</h2> <h3>This is a heading</h3>
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HTML Paragraphs
HTML paragraphs are defined with the <p> tag.
Example
<p>This is a paragraph.</p> <p>This is another paragraph.</p>
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HTML Links
HTML links are defined with the <a> tag.
Example
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com">This is a link</a>
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Note: The link address is specified in the href attribute. (You will learn about attributes in a later chapter of this tutorial).
HTML Images
HTML images are defined with the <img> tag.
Example
<img src="w3schools.jpg" width="104" height="142" />
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Note: The name and the size of the image are provided as attributes.
HTML documents are defined by HTML elements.
HTML Elements
HTML Elements
An HTML element is everything from the start tag to the end tag:
Start tag *
Element content
End tag *
<p> <a href="default.htm" > <br />
This is a paragraph This is a link
</p> </a>
* The start tag is often called the opening tag. The end tag is often called the closing tag.
HTML Element Syntax

An HTML element starts with a start tag / opening tag An HTML element ends with an end tag / closing tag The element content is everything between the start and the end tag Some HTML elements have empty content Empty elements are closed in the start tag Most HTML elements can have attributes
Tip: You will learn about attributes in the next chapter of this tutorial.
Nested HTML Elements

Most HTML elements can be nested (can contain other HTML elements). HTML documents consist of nested HTML elements.
HTML Document Example

<html> <body> <p>This is my first paragraph.</p> </body> </html>
The example above contains 3 HTML elements.
HTML Example Explained

The <p> element:
<p>This is my first paragraph.</p>

The <p> element defines a paragraph in the HTML document. The element has a start tag <p> and an end tag </p>. The element content is: This is my first paragraph. The <body> element:
<body> <p>This is my first paragraph.</p> </body>

The <body> element defines the body of the HTML document. The element has a start tag <body> and an end tag </body>. The element content is another HTML element (a p element). The <html> element:
<html> <body> <p>This is my first paragraph.</p> </body> </html>

The <html> element defines the whole HTML document. The element has a start tag <html> and an end tag </html>. The element content is another HTML element (the body element).
Don't Forget the End Tag

Some HTML elements might display correctly even if you forget the end tag:
<p>This is a paragraph <p>This is a paragraph

The example above works in most browsers, because the closing tag is considered optional. Never rely on this. Many HTML elements will produce unexpected results and/or errors if you forget the end tag .
Empty HTML Elements

HTML elements with no content are called empty elements. <br> is an empty element without a closing tag (the <br> tag defines a line break). Tip: In XHTML, all elements must be closed. Adding a slash inside the start tag, like <br />, is the proper way of closing empty elements in XHTML (and XML).
HTML Tip: Use Lowercase Tags

HTML tags are not case sensitive: <P> means the same as <p>. Many web sites use uppercase HTML tags.
W3Schools use lowercase tags because the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommendslowercase in HTML 4, and demands lowercase tags in XHTML.
Attributes provide additional information about HTML elements.
HTML Attributes
HTML Attributes

HTML elements can have attributes Attributes provide additional information about an element Attributes are always specified in the start tag Attributes come in name/value pairs like: name="value"
Attribute Example
HTML links are defined with the <a> tag. The link address is specified in the href attribute:
Example
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com">This is a link</a>
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Always Quote Attribute Values

Attribute values should always be enclosed in quotes. Double style quotes are the most common, but single style quotes are also allowed. Tip: In some rare situations, when the attribute value itself contains quotes, it is necessary to use single quotes: name='John "ShotGun" Nelson'
HTML Tip: Use Lowercase Attributes

Attribute names and attribute values are case-insensitive. However, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommends lowercase attributes/attribute values in their HTML 4 recommendation. Newer versions of (X)HTML will demand lowercase attributes.
HTML Attributes Reference

A complete list of legal attributes for each HTML element is listed in our: Complete HTML Reference Below is a list of some attributes that are standard for most HTML elements: Attribute class id style title Value classname id style_definition tooltip_text Description Specifies a classname for an element Specifies a unique id for an element Specifies an inline style for an element Specifies extra information about an element (displayed as a tool tip)
For more information about standard attributes:
Headings are important in HTML documents.
HTML Headings
Headings are defined with the <h1> to <h6> tags. <h1> defines the most important heading. <h6> defines the least important heading.
Example
<h1>This is a heading</h1> <h2>This is a heading</h2> <h3>This is a heading</h3>
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Note: Browsers automatically add some empty space (a margin) before and after each heading.
Headings Are Important

Use HTML headings for headings only. Don't use headings to make text BIG or bold. Search engines use your headings to index the structure and content of your web pages.
Since users may skim your pages by its headings, it is important to use headings to show the document structure. H1 headings should be used as main headings, followed by H2 headings, then the less important H3 headings, and so on.
HTML Lines
The <hr /> tag creates a horizontal line in an HTML page. The hr element can be used to separate content:
Example
<p>This is a paragraph</p> <hr /> <p>This is a paragraph</p> <hr /> <p>This is a paragraph</p>
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HTML Comments
Comments can be inserted into the HTML code to make it more readable and understandable. Comments are ignored by the browser and are not displayed. Comments are written like this:
Example

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Note: There is an exclamation point after the opening bracket, but not before the closing bracket.
HTML Tag Reference

W3Schools' tag reference contains additional information about these tags and their attributes. You will learn more about HTML tags and attributes in the next chapters of this tutorial. Tag <html> Description Defines an HTML document
<body> <h1> to <h6> <hr />  <blockquote> Text quoted from a source. </blockquote> <address> Written by W3Schools.com<br /> <a href="mailto:us@example.org">Email us</a><br /> Address: Box 564, Disneyland<br /> Phone: +12 34 56 78 </address>
HTML Layouts
Website Layouts
Most websites have put their content in multiple columns (formatted like a magazine or newspaper). Multiple columns is created by using <table> or <div> tags. Some CSS are normally also added to position elements, or to create backgrounds or colorful look for the pages.
HTML Layouts - Using Tables

The simplest way of creating layouts is by using the HTML <table> tag. The following example uses a table with 3 rows and 2 columns - the first and last row spans both columns using the colspan attribute:
Example
<html> <body> <table width="500" border="0"> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFA500;"> <h1>Main Title of Web Page</h1> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td style="background-color:#FFD700;width:100px;text-align:top;"> <b>Menu</b><br /> HTML<br /> CSS<br /> JavaScript </td> <td style="background-color:#EEEEEE;height:200px;width:400px;textalign:top;"> Content goes here</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFA500;text-align:center;"> Copyright 2011 W3Schools.com</td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>
The HTML code above will produce the following result:
Main Title of Web Page
Menu HTML CSS JavaScript
Content goes here
Copyright 2011 W3Schools.com Note: Even though it is possible to create nice layouts with HTML tables, tables were designed for presenting tabular data - NOT as a layout tool!
HTML Layouts - Using Div Elements

The div element is a block level element used for grouping HTML elements. The following example uses five div elements to create a multiple column layout, creating the same result as in the previous example:
Example
<html> <body> <div id="container" style="width:500px"> <div id="header" style="background-color:#FFA500;"> <h1 style="margin-bottom:0;">Main Title of Web Page</h1></div> <div id="menu" style="backgroundcolor:#FFD700;height:200px;width:100px;float:left;"> <b>Menu</b><br /> HTML<br /> CSS<br /> JavaScript</div> <div id="content" style="backgroundcolor:#EEEEEE;height:200px;width:400px;float:left;"> Content goes here</div> <div id="footer" style="background-color:#FFA500;clear:both;textalign:center;"> Copyright 2011 W3Schools.com</div> </div> </body> </html>
The HTML code above will produce the following result:
Main Title of Web Page

Menu HTML CSS JavaScript Content goes here
Copyright 2011 W3Schools.com
HTML Layout - Useful Tips

Tip: The biggest advantage of using CSS is that, if you place the CSS code in an external style sheet, your site becomes MUCH EASIER to maintain. You can change the layout of all your pages by editing one file. To learn more about CSS, study our CSS tutorial. Tip: Because advanced layouts take time to create, a quicker option is to use a template. Search Google for free website templates (these are pre-built website layouts you can use and customize).
HTML Layout Tags

Tag <table> <div> Description Defines a table Defines a section in a document
HTML Doctypes
A doctype declaration refers to the rules for the markup language, so that the browsers render the content correctly.
Example
An HTML document with a doctype of HTML 4.01 Transitional:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Title of the document</title> </head> <body> The content of the document...... </body> </html>
HTML Different Doctypes

The doctype declaration is not an HTML tag; it is an instruction to the web browser about what version of the markup language the page is written in. The doctype declaration refers to a Document Type Definition (DTD). The DTD specifies the rules for the markup language, so that the browsers render the content correctly. The doctype declaration should be the very first thing in an HTML document, before the <html> tag. Tip: Always add a doctype to your pages. This helps the browsers to render the page correctly!
HTML 4.01 Strict

This DTD contains all HTML elements and attributes, but does NOT INCLUDE presentational or deprecated elements (like font and center). Framesets are not allowed:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
HTML 4.01 Transitional

This DTD contains all HTML elements and attributes, INCLUDING presentational and deprecated elements (like font). Framesets are not allowed:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
HTML 4.01 Frameset

This DTD is equal to HTML 4.01 Transitional, but allows the use of frameset content:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/frameset.dtd">
HTML DOCTYPE Element

Tag <!DOCTYPE> Description Defines the document type. This declaration goes before the <html> start tag
HTML Styles
How to Use Styles
When a browser reads a style sheet, it will format the document according to it. There are three ways of inserting a style sheet:
External style sheet Internal style sheet Inline styles
External Style Sheet

An external style sheet is ideal when the style is applied to many pages. With an external style sheet, you can change the look of an entire Web site by changing one file. Each page must link to the style sheet using the <link> tag. The <link> tag goes inside the <head> section:
<head> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="mystyle.css" /> </head>
Internal Style Sheet

An internal style sheet can be used if one single document has a unique style. Internal styles are defined in the <head> section of an HTML page, by using the <style> tag, like this:
<head> <style type="text/css"> body {background-color:yellow;} p {color:blue;} </style> </head>
Inline Styles
An inline style can be used if a unique style is to be applied to one single occurrence of an element. To use inline styles, use the style attribute in the relevant tag. The style attribute can contain any CSS property. The example below shows how to change the text color and the left margin of a paragraph:
<p style="color:blue;margin-left:20px;">This is a paragraph.</p>

To learn more about style sheets, visit our CSS tutorial.
HTML Style Tags

Tag <style> <link /> Description Defines style information for a document Defines the relationship between a document and an external resource
HTML head Elements

The HTML head Element
The head element is a container for all the head elements. Elements inside <head> can include scripts, instruct the browser where to find style sheets, provide meta information, and more. The following tags can be added to the head section: <title>, <base>, <link>, <meta>, <script>, and <style>.
The HTML title Element

The <title> tag defines the title of the document. The title element is required in all HTML/XHTML documents. The title element:
defines a title in the browser toolbar provides a title for the page when it is added to favorites displays a title for the page in search-engine results
A simplified HTML document:
<html> <head> <title>Title of the document</title> </head> <body> The content of the document...... </body> </html>
The HTML base Element

The <base> tag specifies a default address or a default target for all links on a page:
<head> <base href="http://www.w3schools.com/images/" /> <base target="_blank" /> </head>
The HTML link Element

The <link> tag defines the relationship between a document and an external resource. The <link> tag is most used to link to style sheets:
<head> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="mystyle.css" /> </head>
The HTML style Element

The <style> tag is used to define style information for an HTML document. Inside the style element you specify how HTML elements should render in a browser:
<head> <style type="text/css"> body {background-color:yellow} p {color:blue} </style> </head>
HTML Meta
The HTML meta Element
The <meta> tag provides metadata about the HTML document. The meta element will be explained in the next chapter.
The HTML script Element

The <script> tag is used to define a client-side script, such as a JavaScript. The script element will be explained in a later chapter.
HTML head Elements

Tag <head> <title> <base /> <link /> <meta /> <script> <style> Description Defines information about the document Defines the title of a document Defines a default address or a default target for all links on a page Defines the relationship between a document and an external resource Defines metadata about an HTML document Defines a client-side script Defines style information for a document
The HTML meta Element

Metadata is information about data. The <meta> tag provides metadata about the HTML document. Metadata will not be displayed on the page, but will be machine parsable. Meta elements are typically used to specify page description, keywords, author of the document, last modified, and other metadata. The <meta> tag always goes inside the head element. The metadata can be used by browsers (how to display content or reload page), search engines (keywords), or other web services.
Keywords for Search Engines

Some search engines will use the name and content attributes of the meta element to index your pages. The following meta element defines a description of a page:
<meta name="description" content="Free Web tutorials on HTML, CSS, XML" />

The following meta element defines keywords for a page:
<meta name="keywords" content="HTML, CSS, XML" />

The intention of the name and content attributes is to describe the content of a page. Note: A lot of webmasters have used <meta> tags for spamming, like repeating keywords (or using wrong keywords) for higher ranking. Therefore, most search engines have stopped using <meta> tags to index/rank pages.
HTML Scripts
The HTML script Element
The <script> tag is used to define a client-side script, such as a JavaScript. The script element either contains scripting statements or it points to an external script file through the src attribute. The required type attribute specifies the MIME type of the script. Common uses for JavaScript are image manipulation, form validation, and dynamic changes of content. The script below writes Hello World! to the HTML output:
Example
<script type="text/javascript"> document.write("Hello World!") </script>
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Tip: To learn more about JavaScript, visit our JavaScript tutorial!
The HTML noscript Element

The <noscript> tag is used to provide an alternate content for users that have disabled scripts in their browser or have a browser that doesnt support client-side scripting. The noscript element can contain all the elements that you can find inside the body element of a normal HTML page. The content inside the noscript element will only be displayed if scripts are not supported, or are disabled in the users browser:
Example
<script type="text/javascript"> document.write("Hello World!") </script> <noscript>Sorry, your browser does not support JavaScript!</noscript>
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HTML Script Tags

Tag <script> Description Defines a client-side script
<noscript> Defines an alternate content for users that do not support client-side scripts
HTML Entities
HTML Entities
Some characters are reserved in HTML. It is not possible to use the less than (<) or greater than (>) signs in your text, because the browser will mix them with tags. To actually display reserved characters, we must use character entities in the HTML source code. A character entity looks like this:
&entity_name;
OR &#entity_number;
To display a less than sign we must write: < or < Tip: The advantage of using an entity name, instead of a number, is that the name is easier to remember. However, the disadvantage is that browsers may not support all entity names (the support for entity numbers is very good).
Non-breaking Space
A common character entity used in HTML is the non-breaking space ( ). Browsers will always truncate spaces in HTML pages. If you write 10 spaces in your text, the browser will remove 9 of them, before displaying the page. To add spaces to your text, you can use the character entity.
HTML Entities Example

Experiment with HTML character entities: Try it yourself
HTML Useful Character Entities

Note: Entity names are case sensitive! Result < > & Description non-breaking space less than greater than ampersand cent pound yen euro section copyright registered trademark trademark Entity Name < > & ¢ £ ¥ € § © ® ™ Entity Number < > & ¢ £ ¥ € § © ® ™
HTML Uniform Resource Locators

URL - Uniform Resource Locator
When you click on a link in an HTML page, an underlying <a> tag points to an address on the world wide web. A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is used to address a document (or other data) on the world wide web. A web address, like this: http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp follows these syntax rules:
scheme://host.domain:port/path/filename
Explanation:
scheme - defines the type of Internet service. The most common type is http host - defines the domain host (the default host for http is www) domain - defines the Internet domain name, like w3schools.com :port - defines the port number at the host (the default port number for http is 80) path - defines a path at the server (If omitted, the document must be stored at the root directory of the web site) filename - defines the name of a document/resource
Common URL Schemes

The table below lists some common schemes: Scheme http https ftp file Short for.... HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol File Transfer Protocol Which pages will the scheme be used for... Common web pages starts with http://. Not encrypted Secure web pages. All information exchanged are encrypted For downloading or uploading files to a website. Useful for domain maintenance A file on your computer
HTML URL Encoding

URL - Uniform Resource Locator
Web browsers request pages from web servers by using a URL.
The URL is the address of a web page, like: http://www.w3schools.com.
URL Encoding
URLs can only be sent over the Internet using the ASCII character-set. Since URLs often contain characters outside the ASCII set, the URL has to be converted into a valid ASCII format. URL encoding replaces non ASCII characters with a "%" followed by two hexadecimal digits. URLs cannot contain spaces. URL encoding normally replaces a space with a + sign.
Try It Yourself
If you click the "Submit" button below, the browser will URL encode the input before it is sent to the server. A page at the server will display the received input.
Submit
Try some other input and click Submit again.
URL Encoding Examples

Character URL-encoding %80 %A3 %A9 %AE %C0 %C1 %C2 %C3 %C4 %C5
HTML Web Server
Hosting your own Web site

Hosting your web site on your own server is always an option. Here are some points to consider:
Hardware Expenses
To run a "real" web site, you will have to buy some powerful server hardware. Don't expect that a low cost PC will do the job. You will also need a permanent (24 hours a day ) highspeed connection.
Software Expenses
Remember that server-licenses often are higher than client-licenses. Also note that serverlicenses might have limits on number of users.
Labor Expenses
Don't expect low labor expenses. You have to install your own hardware and software. You also have to deal with bugs and viruses, and keep your server constantly running in an environment where "everything could happen".
Using an Internet Service Provider

Renting a server from an Internet Service Provider (ISP) is a common option. Most small companies store their web site on a server provided by an ISP. Here are some advantages:
Connection Speed
Most ISPs have very fast connections to the Internet.
Powerful Hardware
ISPs often have powerful web servers that can be shared by several companies. You can also expect them to have an effective load balancing, and necessary backup servers.
Security and Stability

ISPs are specialists on web hosting. Expect their servers to have more than 99% up time, the latest software patches, and the best virus protection.
Things to Consider with an ISP

24-hour support
Make sure your ISP offers 24-hours support. Don't put yourself in a situation where you cannot fix critical problems without having to wait until the next working day. Toll-free phone could be vital if you don't want to pay for long distance calls.
Daily Backup
Make sure your ISP runs a daily backup routine, otherwise you may lose some valuable data.
Traffic Volume
Study the ISP's traffic volume restrictions. Make sure that you don't have to pay a fortune for unexpected high traffic if your web site becomes popular.
Bandwidth or Content Restrictions

Study the ISP's bandwidth and content restrictions. If you plan to publish pictures or broadcast video or sound, make sure that you can.
E-mail Capabilities
Make sure your ISP supports the e-mail capabilities you need.
Database Access
If you plan to use data from databases on your web site, make sure your ISP supports the database access you need.
HTML 4.01 / XHTML 1.0 Reference

Ordered Alphabetically
DTD: indicates in which HTML 4.01 / XHTML 1.0 DTD the tag is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset Tag  <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area /> Description Defines a comment Defines the document type Defines an anchor Defines an abbreviation Defines an acronym Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document Deprecated. Defines an embedded applet Defines an area inside an image-map DTD STF STF STF STF STF STF TF STF
<b> <base /> <basefont /> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br /> <button> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col /> <colgroup> <dd> <del> <dfn> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <fieldset> <font> <form> <frame /> <frameset> <h1> to <h6> <head> <hr /> <html> <i> <iframe> <img /> <input /> <ins> <isindex> <kbd>
Defines bold text Defines a default address or a default target for all links on a page Deprecated. Defines a default font, color, or size for the text in a page Defines the text direction Defines big text Defines a long quotation Defines the document's body Defines a single line break Defines a push button Defines a table caption Deprecated. Defines centered text Defines a citation Defines computer code text Defines attribute values for one or more columns in a table Defines a group of columns in a table for formatting Defines a description of a term in a definition list Defines deleted text Defines a definition term Deprecated. Defines a directory list Defines a section in a document Defines a definition list Defines a term (an item) in a definition list Defines emphasized text Defines a border around elements in a form Deprecated. Defines font, color, and size for text Defines an HTML form for user input Defines a window (a frame) in a frameset Defines a set of frames Defines HTML headings Defines information about the document Defines a horizontal line Defines an HTML document Defines italic text Defines an inline frame Defines an image Defines an input control Defines inserted text Deprecated. Defines a searchable index related to a document Defines keyboard text
STF STF TF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF TF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF TF STF STF STF STF STF TF STF F F STF STF STF STF STF TF STF STF STF TF STF
<label> <legend> <li> <link /> <map> <menu> <meta /> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <p> <param /> <pre> <q> <s> <samp> <script> <select> <small> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <title> <tr> <tt> <u>
Defines a label for an input element Defines a caption for a fieldset element Defines a list item Defines the relationship between a document and an external resource Defines an image-map Deprecated. Defines a menu list Defines metadata about an HTML document Defines an alternate content for users that do not support frames
STF STF STF STF STF TF STF TF
Defines an alternate content for users that do not support client-side STF scripts Defines an embedded object Defines an ordered list Defines a group of related options in a select list Defines an option in a select list Defines a paragraph Defines a parameter for an object Defines preformatted text Defines a short quotation Deprecated. Defines strikethrough text Defines sample computer code Defines a client-side script Defines a select list (drop-down list) Defines small text Defines a section in a document Deprecated. Defines strikethrough text Defines strong text Defines style information for a document Defines subscripted text Defines superscripted text Defines a table Groups the body content in a table Defines a cell in a table Defines a multi-line text input control Groups the footer content in a table Defines a header cell in a table Groups the header content in a table Defines the title of a document Defines a row in a table Defines teletype text Deprecated. Defines underlined text STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF TF STF STF STF STF STF TF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF TF
<ul> <var> <xmp>
Defines an unordered list Defines a variable part of a text Deprecated. Defines preformatted text
STF STF
Ordered by Function
DTD: indicates in which HTML 4.01 / XHTML 1.0 DTD the tag is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset Tag Basic <!DOCTYPE> <html> <body> <h1> to <h6> <p> <br /> <hr />  Formatting <acronym> <abbr> <address> <b> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <center> <cite> <code> <del> <dfn> <em> <font> <i> <ins> <kbd> <pre> <q> <s> Defines an acronym Defines an abbreviation Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document Defines bold text Defines the text direction Defines big text Defines a long quotation Deprecated. Defines centered text Defines a citation Defines computer code text Defines deleted text Defines a definition term Defines emphasized text Deprecated. Defines font, color, and size for text Defines italic text Defines inserted text Defines keyboard text Defines preformatted text Defines a short quotation Deprecated. Defines strikethrough text STF STF STF STF STF STF STF TF STF STF STF STF STF TF STF STF STF STF STF TF Defines the document type Defines an HTML document Defines the document's body Defines HTML headings Defines a paragraph Inserts a single line break Defines a horizontal line Defines a comment STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF Description DTD
<samp> <small> <strike> <strong> <sub> <sup> <tt> <u> <var> <xmp> Forms <form> <input /> <textarea> <button> <select> <optgroup> <option> <label> <fieldset> <legend> <isindex> Frames <frame /> <frameset> <noframes> <iframe> Images <img /> <map> <area /> Links <a> <link /> Lists <ul> <ol> <li> <dir>
Defines sample computer code Defines small text Deprecated. Defines strikethrough text Defines strong text Defines subscripted text Defines superscripted text Defines teletype text Deprecated. Defines underlined text Defines a variable part of a text Deprecated. Defines preformatted text Defines an HTML form for user input Defines an input control Defines a multi-line text input control Defines a push button Defines a select list (drop-down list) Defines a group of related options in a select list Defines an option in a select list Defines a label for an input element Defines a border around elements in a form Defines a caption for a fieldset element Deprecated. Defines a searchable index related to a document Defines a window (a frame) in a frameset Defines a set of frames Defines an alternate content for users that do not support frames Defines an inline frame Defines an image Defines an image-map Defines an area inside an image-map Defines an anchor Defines the relationship between a document and an external resource Defines an unordered list Defines an ordered list Defines a list item Deprecated. Defines a directory list
STF STF TF STF STF STF STF TF STF
STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF TF F F TF TF STF STF STF STF STF
STF STF STF TF
<dl> <dt> <dd> <menu> Tables <table> <caption> <th> <tr> <td> <thead> <tbody> <tfoot> <col /> <colgroup> Styles <style> <div> <span> Meta Info <head> <title> <meta> <base /> <basefont /> Programming <script> <noscript> <applet> <object> <param />
Defines a definition list Defines a term (an item) in a definition list Defines a description of a term in a definition list Deprecated. Defines a menu list Defines a table Defines a table caption Defines a header cell in a table Defines a row in a table Defines a cell in a table Groups the header content in a table Groups the body content in a table Groups the footer content in a table Defines attribute values for one or more columns in a table Defines a group of columns in a table for formatting Defines style information for a document Defines a section in a document Defines a section in a document Defines information about the document Defines the document title Defines metadata about an HTML document Defines a default address or a default target for all links on a page Deprecated. Defines a default font, color, or size for the text in a page Defines a client-side script
STF STF STF TF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF STF TF
STF
Defines an alternate content for users that do not support client-side STF scripts Deprecated. Defines an embedded applet Defines an embedded object Defines a parameter for an object TF STF STF
HTML / XHTML Standard Attributes
Core Attributes
Not valid in base, head, html, meta, param, script, style, and title elements. Attribute class id style title Value classname id style_definition text Description Specifies a classname for an element Specifies a unique id for an element Specifies an inline style for an element Specifies extra information about an element
Language Attributes
Not valid in base, br, frame, frameset, hr, iframe, param, and script elements. Attribute dir lang xml:lang Value ltr rtl language_code language_code Description Specifies the text direction for the content in an element Specifies a language code for the content in an element.Language code reference Specifies a language code for the content in an element, in XHTML documents. Language code reference
Keyboard Attributes
Attribute accesskey tabindex Value character number Description Specifies a keyboard shortcut to access an element Specifies the tab order of an element
HTML / XHTML Standard Event Attributes

Standard Event Attributes
HTML 4 added the ability to let events trigger actions in a browser, like starting a JavaScript when a user clicks on an element. To learn more about programming events, please visit our JavaScript tutorial and our DHTML tutorial. Below is the standard event attributes that can be inserted into HTML / XHTML elements to define event actions.
<body> and <frameset> Events

The two attributes below can only be used in <body> or <frameset>: Attribute onload onunload Value script script Description Script to be run when a document load Script to be run when a document unload
Form Events
The attributes below can be used in form elements: Attribute onblur onchange onfocus onreset onselect onsubmit Value script script script script script script Description Script to be run when an element loses focus Script to be run when an element change Script to be run when an element gets focus Script to be run when a form is reset Script to be run when an element is selected Script to be run when a form is submitted
Image Events
The attribute below can be used with the img element: Attribute onabort Value script Description Script to be run when loading of an image is interrupted
Keyboard Events
Valid in all elements except base, bdo, br, frame, frameset, head, html, iframe, meta, param, script, style, and title. Attribute onkeydown onkeypress onkeyup Value script script script Description Script to be run when a key is pressed Script to be run when a key is pressed and released Script to be run when a key is released
Mouse Events
Valid in all elements except base, bdo, br, frame, frameset, head, html, iframe, meta, param, script, style, and title.
Attribute onclick ondblclick onmousedown onmousemove onmouseout onmouseover onmouseup
Value script script script script script script script
Description Script to be run on a mouse click Script to be run on a mouse double-click Script to be run when mouse button is pressed Script to be run when mouse pointer moves Script to be run when mouse pointer moves out of an element Script to be run when mouse pointer moves over an element Script to be run when mouse button is released
HTML Elements and Valid Doctypes

HTML/XHTML Elements and Valid DTDs
The following table lists all HTML/XHTML elements, and defines which doctype declarations (DTDs) each element appear in. Tag <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area /> <b> <base /> <basefont /> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br /> <button> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col /> HTML 4.01 / XHTML 1.0 Transitional Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Strict Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Frameset Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No XHTML 1.1
<colgroup> <dd> <del> <dfn> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <fieldset> <font> <form> <frame /> <frameset> <h1> to <h6> <head> <hr /> <html> <i> <iframe> <img /> <input /> <ins> <isindex> <kbd> <label> <legend> <li> <link /> <map> <menu> <meta /> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <p> <param />
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
<pre> <q> <s> <samp> <script> <select> <small> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <title> <tr> <tt> <u> <ul> <var>
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
HTML Color Names

Color Names Supported by All Browsers
147 color names are defined in the HTML and CSS color specification (17 standard colors plus 130 more). The table below lists them all, along with their hexadecimal values. Tip: The 17 standard colors are: aqua, black, blue, fuchsia, gray, grey, green, lime, maroon, navy, olive, purple, red, silver, teal, white, and yellow.
Click on a color name (or a hex value) to view the color as the background-color along with different text colors: Color Name AliceBlue AntiqueWhite Aqua Aquamarine Azure Beige Bisque Black BlanchedAlmond Blue BlueViolet Brown BurlyWood CadetBlue Chartreuse Chocolate Coral CornflowerBlue Cornsilk Crimson Cyan DarkBlue DarkCyan DarkGoldenRod DarkGray DarkGrey DarkGreen DarkKhaki DarkMagenta DarkOliveGreen Darkorange DarkOrchid DarkRed DarkSalmon DarkSeaGreen DarkSlateBlue DarkSlateGray HEX #F0F8FF #FAEBD7 #00FFFF #7FFFD4 #F0FFFF #F5F5DC #FFE4C4 #000000 #FFEBCD #0000FF #8A2BE2 #A52A2A #DEB887 #5F9EA0 #7FFF00 #D2691E #FF7F50 #6495ED #FFF8DC #DC143C #00FFFF #00008B #008B8B #B8860B #A9A9A9 #A9A9A9 #006400 #BDB76B #8B008B #556B2F #FF8C00 #9932CC #8B0000 #E9967A #8FBC8F #483D8B #2F4F4F Color Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix
DarkSlateGrey DarkTurquoise DarkViolet DeepPink DeepSkyBlue DimGray DimGrey DodgerBlue FireBrick FloralWhite ForestGreen Fuchsia Gainsboro GhostWhite Gold GoldenRod Gray Grey Green GreenYellow HoneyDew HotPink IndianRed Indigo Ivory Khaki Lavender LavenderBlush LawnGreen LemonChiffon LightBlue LightCoral LightCyan LightGray LightGrey LightGreen LightPink LightSalmon LightSeaGreen
#2F4F4F #00CED1 #9400D3 #FF1493 #00BFFF #696969 #696969 #1E90FF #B22222 #FFFAF0 #228B22 #FF00FF #DCDCDC #F8F8FF #FFD700 #DAA520 #808080 #808080 #008000 #ADFF2F #F0FFF0 #FF69B4 #CD5C5C #4B0082 #FFFFF0 #F0E68C #E6E6FA #FFF0F5 #7CFC00 #FFFACD #ADD8E6 #F08080 #E0FFFF #D3D3D3 #D3D3D3 #90EE90 #FFB6C1 #FFA07A #20B2AA
LightSkyBlue LightSlateGray LightSlateGrey LightSteelBlue LightYellow Lime LimeGreen Linen Magenta Maroon MediumAquaMarine MediumBlue MediumOrchid MediumPurple MediumSeaGreen MediumSlateBlue MediumSpringGreen MediumTurquoise MediumVioletRed MidnightBlue MintCream MistyRose Moccasin NavajoWhite Navy OldLace Olive OliveDrab Orange OrangeRed Orchid PaleGoldenRod PaleGreen PaleTurquoise PaleVioletRed PapayaWhip PeachPuff Peru Pink Plum
#87CEFA #778899 #778899 #B0C4DE #FFFFE0 #00FF00 #32CD32 #FAF0E6 #FF00FF #800000 #66CDAA #0000CD #BA55D3 #9370D8 #3CB371 #7B68EE #00FA9A #48D1CC #C71585 #191970 #F5FFFA #FFE4E1 #FFE4B5 #FFDEAD #000080 #FDF5E6 #808000 #6B8E23 #FFA500 #FF4500 #DA70D6 #EEE8AA #98FB98 #AFEEEE #D87093 #FFEFD5 #FFDAB9 #CD853F #FFC0CB #DDA0DD
PowderBlue Purple Red RosyBrown RoyalBlue SaddleBrown Salmon SandyBrown SeaGreen SeaShell Sienna Silver SkyBlue SlateBlue SlateGray SlateGrey Snow SpringGreen SteelBlue Tan Teal Thistle Tomato Turquoise Violet Wheat White WhiteSmoke Yellow YellowGreen
#B0E0E6 #800080 #FF0000 #BC8F8F #4169E1 #8B4513 #FA8072 #F4A460 #2E8B57 #FFF5EE #A0522D #C0C0C0 #87CEEB #6A5ACD #708090 #708090 #FFFAFA #00FF7F #4682B4 #D2B48C #008080 #D8BFD8 #FF6347 #40E0D0 #EE82EE #F5DEB3 #FFFFFF #F5F5F5 #FFFF00 #9ACD32
Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades Shades
Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix Mix
HTML Character Sets

HTML Character Sets
To display an HTML page correctly, the browser must know what character-set to use.
The character-set for the early world wide web was ASCII. ASCII supports the numbers from 0-9, the uppercase and lowercase English alphabet, and some special characters. Complete ASCII reference. Since many countries use characters which are not a part of ASCII, the default character-set for modern browsers is ISO-8859-1. Complete ISO-8859-1 reference. If a web page uses a different character-set than ISO-8859-1, it should be specified in the <meta> tag. Try it yourself
ISO Character Sets

It is the International Standards Organization (ISO) that defines the standard character-sets for different alphabets/languages. The different character-sets being used around the world are listed below: Character set ISO-8859-1 ISO-8859-2 ISO-8859-3 ISO-8859-4 ISO-8859-5 Description Latin alphabet part 1 Latin alphabet part 2 Latin alphabet part 3 Latin alphabet part 4 Latin/Cyrillic part 5 Covers North America, Western Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, Africa Eastern Europe SE Europe, Esperanto, miscellaneous others Scandinavia/Baltics (and others not in ISO8859-1) The languages that are using a Cyrillic alphabet such as Bulgarian, Belarusian, Russian and Macedonian The languages that are using the Arabic alphabet The modern Greek language as well as mathematical symbols derived from the Greek The languages that are using the Hebrew alphabet The Turkish language. Same as ISO-8859-1 except Turkish characters replace Icelandic ones The Nordic languages Similar to ISO 8859-1 but replaces some less common symbols with the euro sign and some other missing characters The Japanese language The Japanese language
ISO-8859-6 ISO-8859-7 ISO-8859-8 ISO-8859-9
Latin/Arabic part 6 Latin/Greek part 7 Latin/Hebrew part 8 Latin 5 part 9
ISO-8859-10 ISO-8859-15
Latin 6 Lappish, Nordic, Eskimo Latin 9 (aka Latin 0)
ISO-2022-JP ISO-2022-JP-2
Latin/Japanese part 1 Latin/Japanese part 2
ISO-2022-KR
Latin/Korean part 1
The Korean language
The Unicode Standard

Because the character-sets listed above are limited in size, and are not compatible in multilingual environments, the Unicode Consortium developed the Unicode Standard. The Unicode Standard covers all the characters, punctuations, and symbols in the world. Unicode enables processing, storage and interchange of text data no matter what the platform, no matter what the program, no matter what the language.
The Unicode Consortium

The Unicode Consortium develops the Unicode Standard. Their goal is to replace the existing character-sets with its standard Unicode Transformation Format (UTF). The Unicode Standard has become a success and is implemented in XML, Java, ECMAScript (JavaScript), LDAP, CORBA 3.0, WML, etc. The Unicode standard is also supported in many operating systems and all modern browsers. The Unicode Consortium cooperates with the leading standards development organizations, like ISO, W3C, and ECMA. Unicode can be implemented by different character-sets. The most commonly used encodings are UTF-8 and UTF-16: Character-set UTF-8 Description A character in UTF8 can be from 1 to 4 bytes long. UTF-8 can represent any character in the Unicode standard. UTF-8 is backwards compatible with ASCII. UTF-8 is the preferred encoding for e-mail and web pages 16-bit Unicode Transformation Format is a variable-length character encoding for Unicode, capable of encoding the entire Unicode repertoire. UTF-16 is used in major operating systems and environments, like Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/CE and the Java and .NET byte code environments
UTF-16
Tip: The first 256 characters of Unicode character-sets correspond to the 256 characters of ISO-8859-1. Tip: All HTML 4 processors already support UTF-8, and all XHTML and XML processors support UTF-8 and UTF-16!
HTML ASCII Reference
The ASCII Character Set

ASCII stands for the "American Standard Code for Information Interchange". It was designed in the early 60's, as a standard character-set for computers and hardware devices like teleprinters and tapedrives. ASCII is a 7-bit character set containing 128 characters. It contains the numbers from 0-9, the uppercase and lowercase English letters from A to Z, and some special characters. The character-sets used in modern computers, HTML, and Internet are all based on ASCII. The following table lists the 128 ASCII characters and their equivalent HTML entity codes.
ASCII Printable Characters

ASCII Character ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HTML Entity Code ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Description space exclamation mark quotation mark number sign dollar sign percent sign ampersand apostrophe left parenthesis right parenthesis asterisk plus sign comma hyphen period slash digit 0 digit 1 digit 2 digit 3 digit 4 digit 5 digit 6 digit 7 digit 8
9 : ; < = > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ] ^ _ `
9 : ; < = > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ] ^ _ `
digit 9 colon semicolon less-than equals-to greater-than question mark at sign uppercase A uppercase B uppercase C uppercase D uppercase E uppercase F uppercase G uppercase H uppercase I uppercase J uppercase K uppercase L uppercase M uppercase N uppercase O uppercase P uppercase Q uppercase R uppercase S uppercase T uppercase U uppercase V uppercase W uppercase X uppercase Y uppercase Z left square bracket backslash right square bracket caret underscore grave accent
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~
lowercase a lowercase b lowercase c lowercase d lowercase e lowercase f lowercase g lowercase h lowercase i lowercase j lowercase k lowercase l lowercase m lowercase n lowercase o lowercase p lowercase q lowercase r lowercase s lowercase t lowercase u lowercase v lowercase w lowercase x lowercase y lowercase z left curly brace vertical bar right curly brace tilde
ASCII Device Control Characters

The ASCII device control characters were originally designed to control hardware devices. Control characters have nothing to do inside an HTML document. ASCII Character NUL SOH STX HTML Entity Code Description null character start of header start of text
ETX EOT ENQ ACK BEL BS HT LF VT FF CR SO SI DLE DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK SYN ETB CAN EM SUB ESC FS GS RS US DEL

end of text end of transmission enquiry acknowledge bell (ring) backspace horizontal tab line feed vertical tab form feed carriage return shift out shift in data link escape device control 1 device control 2 device control 3 device control 4 negative acknowledge synchronize end transmission block cancel end of medium substitute escape file separator group separator record separator unit separator delete (rubout)
HTML ISO-8859-1 Reference

ISO-8859-1
ISO-8859-1 is the default character set in most browsers. The first 128 characters of ISO-8859-1 is the original ASCII character-set (the numbers from 0-9, the uppercase and lowercase English alphabet, and some special characters).
The higher part of ISO-8859-1 (codes from 160-255) contains the characters used in Western European countries and some commonly used special characters. Entities are used to implement reserved characters or to express characters that cannot easily be entered with the keyboard.
Reserved Characters in HTML

Some characters are reserved in HTML and XHTML. For example, you cannot use the greater than or less than signs within your text because the browser could mistake them for markup. HTML and XHTML processors must support the five special characters listed in the table below: Character " ' & < > Entity Number " ' & < > Entity Name " ' (does not work in IE) & < > Description quotation mark apostrophe ampersand less-than greater-than
Note: Entity names are case sensitive!
ISO 8859-1 Symbols

Character Entity Number ¡ ¢ £ ¤ ¥ ¦ § ¨ © ª « ¬ ® ¯ ° ± Entity Name ¡ ¢ £ ¤ ¥ ¦ § ¨ © ª « ¬ ® ¯ ° ± Description non-breaking space inverted exclamation mark cent pound currency yen broken vertical bar section spacing diaeresis copyright feminine ordinal indicator angle quotation mark (left) negation soft hyphen registered trademark spacing macron degree plus-or-minus
² ³ ´ µ ¶ · ¸ ¹ º » ¼ ½ ¾ ¿ × ÷
² ³ ´ µ ¶ · ¸ ¹ º » ¼ ½ ¾ ¿ × ÷
superscript 2 superscript 3 spacing acute micro paragraph middle dot spacing cedilla superscript 1 masculine ordinal indicator angle quotation mark (right) fraction 1/4 fraction 1/2 fraction 3/4 inverted question mark multiplication division
ISO 8859-1 Characters

Character Entity Number À Á Â Ã Ä Å Æ Ç È É Ê Ë Ì Í Î Ï Ð Ñ Ò Ó Ô Entity Name À Á Â Ã Ä Å Æ Ç È É Ê Ë Ì Í Î Ï Ð Ñ Ò Ó Ô Description capital a, grave accent capital a, acute accent capital a, circumflex accent capital a, tilde capital a, umlaut mark capital a, ring capital ae capital c, cedilla capital e, grave accent capital e, acute accent capital e, circumflex accent capital e, umlaut mark capital i, grave accent capital i, acute accent capital i, circumflex accent capital i, umlaut mark capital eth, Icelandic capital n, tilde capital o, grave accent capital o, acute accent capital o, circumflex accent
Õ Ö Ø Ù Ú Û Ü Ý Þ ß à á â ã ä å æ ç è é ê ë ì í î ï ð ñ ò ó ô õ ö ø ù ú û ü ý þ
Õ Ö Ø Ù Ú Û Ü Ý Þ ß à á â ã ä å æ ç è é ê ë ì í î ï ð ñ ò ó ô õ ö ø ù ú û ü ý þ
capital o, tilde capital o, umlaut mark capital o, slash capital u, grave accent capital u, acute accent capital u, circumflex accent capital u, umlaut mark capital y, acute accent capital THORN, Icelandic small sharp s, German small a, grave accent small a, acute accent small a, circumflex accent small a, tilde small a, umlaut mark small a, ring small ae small c, cedilla small e, grave accent small e, acute accent small e, circumflex accent small e, umlaut mark small i, grave accent small i, acute accent small i, circumflex accent small i, umlaut mark small eth, Icelandic small n, tilde small o, grave accent small o, acute accent small o, circumflex accent small o, tilde small o, umlaut mark small o, slash small u, grave accent small u, acute accent small u, circumflex accent small u, umlaut mark small y, acute accent small thorn, Icelandic
ÿ
ÿ
small y, umlaut mark
HTML Symbol Entities Reference
HTML Symbol Entities

This entity reference includes mathematical symbols, Greek characters, various arrows, technical symbols and shapes. Note: Entity names are case sensitive.
Math Symbols Supported by HTML

Character Entity Number ∀ ∂ ∃ ∅ ∇ ∈ ∉ ∋ ∏ ∑ − ∗ √ ∝ ∞ ∠ ∧ ∨ ∩ ∪ ∫ Entity Name ∀ ∂ ∃ ∅ ∇ ∈ ∉ &ni; ∏ ∑ − &lowast; √ &prop; ∞ &ang; &and; &or; ∩ ∪ ∫ Description for all part exists empty nabla isin notin ni prod sum minus lowast square root proportional to infinity angle and or cap cup integral
∴ ∼ ≅ ≈ ≠ ≡ ≤ ≥ ⊂ ⊃ ⊄ ⊆ ⊇ ⊕ ⊗ ⊥ ⋅
&there4; &sim; &cong; ≈ ≠ &equiv; ≤ ≥ ⊂ ⊃ &nsub; &sube; &supe; &oplus; &otimes; &perp; ⋅
therefore similar to congruent to almost equal not equal equivalent less or equal greater or equal subset of superset of not subset of subset or equal superset or equal circled plus cirled times perpendicular dot operator
Greek Letters Supported by HTML

Character Entity Number Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ undefined Σ Τ Σ Τ Entity Name Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Description Alpha Beta Gamma Delta Epsilon Zeta Eta Theta Iota Kappa Lambda Mu Nu Xi Omicron Pi Rho Sigmaf Sigma Tau
Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π ρ ς σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω ϑ ϒ ϖ
Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π ρ &sigmaf; σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω &thetasym; &upsih; ϖ
Upsilon Phi Chi Psi Omega alpha beta gamma delta epsilon zeta eta theta iota kappa lambda mu nu xi omicron pi rho sigmaf sigma tau upsilon phi chi psi omega theta symbol upsilon symbol pi symbol
Other Entities Supported by HTML

Character Entity Number Œ œ Entity Name &OElig; &oelig; Description capital ligature OE small ligature oe
Š š Ÿ ƒ ˆ ˜ ‌ ‍ ‎ ‏
&Scaron; &scaron; &Yuml; &fnof; &circ; &tilde; &ensp; &emsp; &zwnj; &zwj; &lrm; &rlm; – — ‘ ’ &sbquo; “ ” &bdquo; &dagger; &Dagger; • … &permil; ′ ″ &lsaquo; &rsaquo; &oline; € ™ ← ↑ → ↓ ↔ &crarr; &lceil;
capital S with caron small S with caron capital Y with diaeres f with hook modifier letter circumflex accent small tilde en space em space thin space zero width non-joiner zero width joiner left-to-right mark right-to-left mark en dash em dash left single quotation mark right single quotation mark single low-9 quotation mark left double quotation mark right double quotation mark double low-9 quotation mark dagger double dagger bullet horizontal ellipsis per mille minutes seconds single left angle quotation single right angle quotation overline euro trademark left arrow up arrow right arrow down arrow left right arrow carriage return arrow left ceiling
– — ‘ ’ ‚ “ ” „ † ‡ • … ‰ ′ ″ ‹ › ‾ € ™ ← ↑ → ↓ ↔ ↵ ⌈
⌉ ⌊ ⌋ ◊ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦
&rceil; &lfloor; &rfloor; &loz; &spades; &clubs; &hearts; &diams;
right ceiling left floor right floor lozenge spade club heart diamond
HTML Language Code Reference

ISO Language Codes
The HTML lang attribute can be used to declare the language of a Web page or a portion of a Web page. This is meant to assist search engines and browsers. According to the W3C recommendation you should declare the primary language for each Web page with the lang attribute inside the <html> tag, like this:
<html lang="en"> ... </html>

In XHTML, the language is declared inside the <html> tag as follows:
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> ... </html>
ISO 639-1 Language Codes

ISO 639-1 defines abbreviations for languages. In HTML and XHTML they can be used in the lang and xml:lang attributes. Language Abkhazian Afar Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Armenian ISO Code ab aa af sq am ar hy
Assamese Aymara Azerbaijani Bashkir Basque Bengali (Bangla) Bhutani Bihari Bislama Breton Bulgarian Burmese Byelorussian (Belarusian) Cambodian Catalan Cherokee Chewa Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Corsican Croatian Czech Danish Divehi Dutch Edo English Esperanto Estonian Faeroese Farsi Fiji Finnish Flemish French Frisian Fulfulde Galician Gaelic (Scottish) Gaelic (Manx)
as ay az ba eu bn dz bh bi br bg my be km ca
zh zh co hr cs da nl en eo et fo fa fj fi fr fy gl gd gv
Georgian German Greek Greenlandic Guarani Gujarati Hausa Hawaiian Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Ibibio Icelandic Igbo Indonesian Interlingua Interlingue Inuktitut Inupiak Irish Italian Japanese Javanese Kannada Kanuri Kashmiri Kazakh Kinyarwanda (Ruanda) Kirghiz Kirundi (Rundi) Konkani Korean Kurdish Laothian Latin Latvian (Lettish) Limburgish ( Limburger) Lingala Lithuanian Macedonian
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Malagasy Malay Malayalam Maltese Maori Marathi Moldavian Mongolian Nauru Nepali Norwegian Occitan Oriya Oromo (Afan, Galla) Papiamentu Pashto (Pushto) Polish Portuguese Punjabi Quechua Rhaeto-Romance Romanian Russian Sami (Lappish) Samoan Sangro Sanskrit Serbian Serbo-Croatian Sesotho Setswana Shona Sindhi Sinhalese Siswati Slovak Slovenian Somali Spanish
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Sundanese Swahili (Kiswahili) Swedish Syriac Tagalog Tajik Tamazight Tamil Tatar Telugu Thai Tibetan Tigrinya Tonga Tsonga Turkish Turkmen Twi Uighur Ukrainian Urdu Uzbek Venda Vietnamese Volapk Welsh Wolof Xhosa Yi Yiddish Yoruba Zulu
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HTTP Status Messages

When a browser requests a service from a web server, an error might occur. This is a list of HTTP status messages that might be returned:
1xx: Information Message: 100 Continue Description: Only a part of the request has been received by the server, but as long as it has not been rejected, the client should continue with the request The server switches protocol
101 Switching Protocols 2xx: Successful Message: 200 OK 201 Created 202 Accepted 203 Non-authoritative Information 204 No Content 205 Reset Content 206 Partial Content 3xx: Redirection Message: 300 Multiple Choices 301 Moved Permanently 302 Found 303 See Other 304 Not Modified 305 Use Proxy 306 Unused 307 Temporary Redirect 4xx: Client Error Message: 400 Bad Request 401 Unauthorized 402 Payment Required 403 Forbidden 404 Not Found 405 Method Not Allowed 406 Not Acceptable
Description: The request is OK The request is complete, and a new resource is created The request is accepted for processing, but the processing is not complete
Description: A link list. The user can select a link and go to that location. Maximum five addresses The requested page has moved to a new url The requested page has moved temporarily to a new url The requested page can be found under a different url
This code was used in a previous version. It is no longer used, but the code is reserved The requested page has moved temporarily to a new url
Description: The server did not understand the request The requested page needs a username and a password You can not use this code yet Access is forbidden to the requested page The server can not find the requested page The method specified in the request is not allowed The server can only generate a response that is not
accepted by the client 407 Proxy Authentication Required 408 Request Timeout 409 Conflict 410 Gone 411 Length Required 412 Precondition Failed 413 Request Entity Too Large 414 Request-url Too Long You must authenticate with a proxy server before this request can be served The request took longer than the server was prepared to wait The request could not be completed because of a conflict The requested page is no longer available The "Content-Length" is not defined. The server will not accept the request without it The precondition given in the request evaluated to false by the server The server will not accept the request, because the request entity is too large The server will not accept the request, because the url is too long. Occurs when you convert a "post" request to a "get" request with a long query information The server will not accept the request, because the media type is not supported
415 Unsupported Media Type 416 417 Expectation Failed 5xx: Server Error Message: 500 Internal Server Error 501 Not Implemented 502 Bad Gateway 503 Service Unavailable 504 Gateway Timeout 505 HTTP Version Not Supported
Description: The request was not completed. The server met an unexpected condition The request was not completed. The server did not support the functionality required The request was not completed. The server received an invalid response from the upstream server The request was not completed. The server is temporarily overloading or down The gateway has timed out The server does not support the "http protocol" version

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HTML Documents = Web Pages

What You Need

Use Your Test Web For Learning

.HTM or .HTML File Extension?

HTML documents are defined by HTML elements.

<p> <a href="default.htm" > <br />

This is a paragraph This is a link

HTML Element Syntax

Nested HTML Elements

HTML Document Example

HTML Example Explained

<p>This is my first paragraph.</p>

<body> <p>This is my first paragraph.</p> </body>

<html> <body> <p>This is my first paragraph.</p> </body> </html>

Don't Forget the End Tag

<p>This is a paragraph <p>This is a paragraph

Empty HTML Elements

HTML Tip: Use Lowercase Tags

Attributes provide additional information about HTML elements.

Always Quote Attribute Values

HTML Tip: Use Lowercase Attributes

HTML Attributes Reference

For more information about standard attributes:

Headings are important in HTML documents.

Headings Are Important

HTML Tag Reference

<body> <h1> to <h6> <hr /> <!-->

HTML documents are divided into paragraphs.

Don't Forget the End Tag

HTML Line Breaks

<br> or <br />

HTML Output - Useful Tips

HTML Tag Reference

HTML Text Formatting

HTML Text Formatting

This text is big

This is subscript and

HTML Formatting Tags

HTML Text Formatting Tags

HTML "Computer Output" Tags

<kbd> <samp> <tt> <var> <pre>

HTML Citations, Quotations, and Definition Tags

HTML Styles - CSS

Look! Styles and colors

This text is 30 pixels high

Using the HTML Style Attribute

HTML Style Example - Background Color

HTML Style Example - Font, Color and Size

HTML Style Example - Text Alignment

Deprecated Tags and Attributes

HTML Hyperlinks (Links)

HTML Link Syntax

<a href="url">Link text</a>

HTML Links - The target Attribute

HTML Links - The name Attribute

<a name="tips">Useful Tips Section</a>

<a href="#tips">Visit the Useful Tips Section</a>

<a href="http://www.w3schools.com/html_links.htm#tips"> Visit the Useful Tips Section</a>

HTML Link Tags

HTML Images - The <img> Tag and the Src Attribute

<img src="url" alt="some_text"/>

HTML Images - The Alt Attribute

<img src="boat.gif" alt="Big Boat" />

HTML Images - Set Height and Width of an Image

<img src="pulpit.jpg" alt="Pulpit rock" width="304" height="228" />

HTML Image Tags

<td>row 2, cell 1</td> <td>row 2, cell 2</td> </tr> </table>

HTML Tables and the Border Attribute

HTML Table Headers

row 1, cell 1 row 1, cell 2 row 2, cell 1 row 2, cell 2

HTML Table Tags

<ul> <li>Coffee</li> <li>Milk</li> </ul>

HTML Ordered Lists

<ol> <li>Coffee</li> <li>Milk</li> </ol>

HTML Definition Lists