Basics of HTML

This page is simply a list of commonly used tags with a few examples. For more in depth reading on HTML go to Introduction To HTML documentation.

Headings and Titles

<TITLE>...</TITLE>-Indicates title of document.
<H1>...</H1>-A first-level heading (the biggest)
<H2>...</H2>-A second-level heading
<H3>...</H3>-A third-level heading
<H4>...</H4>-A fourth-level heading
<H5>...</H5>-A fifth-level heading
<H6>...</H6>-A sixth-level heading (the smallest)

Example
<H2>JOHN'S HOMEPAGE</H2>

Links and Images

<A>..</A>-With HREF attribute, creates a link to another document or anchor; with the NAME attribute, creates an anchor which can be linked to.
<IMG>...</IMG>-Inserts an inline image into the document.

Examples
<IMG SRC="http://www.oswego.edu/~jdoe/john.jpg">
<A HREF="http://www.oswego.edu/~jdoe/csc241.html">CSC241</A>

Character Formatting

<I>...</I>-italics
<B>...</B>-bold face
<TT>...</TT>-typewriter font

Lists

<OL>...</OL>-an ordered (numbered) list
<UL>...</UL>-an unordered (bulleted) list
<LI>...</LI>-a list item for use with <OL> or <UL>

Examples
<H2>My Favorite Bands<H2>
<UL>
<LI>Nirvana
<LI>Pearl Jam
<LI>Foo Fighters
<LI>Stone Temple Pilots
</UL>

<H2>My Favorite Bands In Order<H2>
<OL>
<LI>Nirvana
<LI>Pearl Jam
<LI>Foo Fighters
<LI>Stone Temple Pilots
</OL>

Other Elements

<HR>-horizontal rule.
<BR>-line break