Tags

Necessary Tags
The Tags How the tag functions
<html> This is the tag that begins every Web page.
</html> This is the tag that closes every Web page.
<head> This is the first of two sections that are in every Web page. The title tags belongs in the HEAD section.
</head> Ends the head section.
<title> Will put text in the title bar.
</title> Ends the title.
<body> This is the second of two sections that are in every Web page. All of the text, images, and hyper-text links that you want in your Web page, belong between the opening and closing BODY tags.
</body> Ends the body section.

Arbitrary Tags
The Tags How the tag functions
</Hn align=center> This is the heading tag. The H is the name of that tag. The n specifies the size of the heading (from 1 to 7). The align=center attribute will cause the haeding to be centered on the page.
<Hn > Ends the heading tag.
<p> This is a paragraph break. This will cause the following text to go to the next line with a blank line in between.
</p> The paragraph tag has an ending tag but is rarely used.
<UL TYPE=circle> This will create an unordered list. The attribute type=circle will cause around empty bullet to be displayed before each item.
</UL> Ends the current unordered list.
<OL TYPE="A"> This will create an ordered list. The attribute type="A" will cause a capitol letter to be displayed before each item. The first letter displayed will be A and will enumerate through the alaphabet.
</OL> Ends the current ordered list.
<li> This is thelstitem tag. If you want a list item to have a bullet, enumeration, or a symbol in front of it, then you must precede the item with this tag. The list item tag does not have an ending tag.
<BR> Tag will cause text to begin on the next line (break).
<I> Makes the text in Italics.
</I> Ends the Italics tag.
<FONT> This tag can make the text size bigger or smaller, change the color of it, and the style of it.
</FONT> Ends the FONT tag.
<PRE> Helps the text editor you are using can display in a mono-spaced font.
</PRE> Ends the preformat tag.
<IMG> Makes it possible for you to see an image.
</IMG> Ends the image tag.
<HR> Makes a line across the screen. It is a hard rule.
<Table> This puts your work in a table.
<TD> Create a regular cell
<TR> All the text between the two tags will be in one row.
<TH> Creates a header cell
<TT> This is the typewriter text and it makes the font in this text.
<B> Makes the text bold. <LI> Will specify each list item with a bullet or a number.

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