General Formatting

<ADDRESS>.....< /ADDRESS>
Encloses the signature file of the author of the page. Text is displayed in italics.
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Boldfaces the enclosed text.
<BIG>...< /BIG>
Makes the enclosed text one size larger.
<BLINK>.....< /BLINK>
Makes the enclosed text blink continually.
<BLOCKQUOTE>.....< /BLOCKQUOTE>
Encloses a long quote. Both the left and right margins are indented.
Inserts a line break.
1. CLEAR="..."--Causes the text to stop flowing around any images.
 Possible values are RIGHT, LEFT, or ALL.
<CENTER>.....< /CENTER>
Centers the enclosed elements. This tag will center everything including images, text, tables, forms, etc.
<CITE>.....< /CITE>
Encloses a citation such as the title of a book or paper.
<CODE>.....< /CODE>
Encloses a sample of code. The text is rendered in small font.
<COMMENT>.....< /COMMENT>
Encloses a comment. Text inside the tags is ignored unless it contains HTML code.
<DFN>.....< /DFN>
Encloses a definition. Text inside the tags is formatted to look like a definition.
<DIV ALIGN=">...< /DIV>
Specifies the alignment of the enclosed elements. Can be used to divide a document into sections that are aligned differently. In future browsers, more attributes will probably be supported.
1. ALIGN="..."--Sets the alignment of the division. Possible values are "center", "right", or "left".
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Emphasis on the enclosed text (Italics).
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Sets the font properties for the enclosed text.
1. SIZE="..."--Sets the size of the font to any number between 1 and 7 with 3 being default. relative sizes also work, e.g. SIZE=+2 .
2. COLOR="..."--Specifies the color of the font.
3. FACE="..."--Specifies the face of the font. A list can be defined (separated by commas) and the browser will use the first one available on that computer.
<HR attribute1="..." attribute2="...">
Inserts a horizontal line.
1. SIZE="..."--Specifies the thickness of the line.
2. COLOR="..."--Specifies the color of the line. (IE)
3. WIDTH="..."--Specifies the length of the line as a percentage of the screen. e.g. WIDTH=90% .
4. ALIGN="..."--Specifies the alignment of the line: RIGHT, LEFT, or CENTER.
5. NOSHADE--The line is drawn solid.
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The enclosed text is italics.
<KBD>...< /KBD>
Specifies text to be entered at the keyboard. Text is rendered as bold and fixed-width.
<LISTING>.....< /LISTING>
Displays text in fixed-width type. Obsolete -- use the PRE tag instead.
<MULTICOL>.....< /MULTICOL>
Displays text in columns.
1. COLS="..."--Specifies the number of columns to use.
2. GUTTER="..."--Specifies the number of pixels between each column.
3. WIDTH="..."-- Specifies the width of the columns as a whole.
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Causes the enclosed text to not wrap to fit the screen.
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Designates the enclosed text as a plain paragraph. The end tag is optional.
1. ALIGN="..."--Specifies the alignment for the paragraph. Possible values are "center", "left", or "right".
<PLAINTEXT>.....< /PLAINTEXT>
Displays text in fixed-width type without processing most HTML tags. Obsolete -- use the PRE tag instead.
<PRE>.....< /PRE>
Displays text in fixed-width type without collapsing spaces.
<S>.....< /S>
Displays text with a line through it. The <STRIKE> tag does exactly the same.
<SAMP>...< /SAMP>
Indicates sample output from a form or program. Text is rendered in small font.
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Makes the enclosed text one size smaller.
<SPACER attribute>...< /SPACER> (Netscape)
Inserts blocks of spaces into HTML documents.
1. ALIGN="..."--When TYPE=BLOCK, this specifies the alignment of the surrounding text.
 1. RIGHT or LEFT--Aligns the block of space to the specified side of the page, and all text is wrapped around the block.
 2. TOP, MIDDLE, BOTTOM, TEXTTOP, ABSMIDDLE, BASELINE, and ABSBOTTOM--Specifies the vertical alignment of the block of space with other items on the same line.
2. HEIGHT="..."--When TYPE=BLOCK, this specifies the height of the block.
3. SIZE="..."--When TYPE=HORIZONTAL, or VERTICAL, this specifies the size of the space.
4. TYPE="..."--Specifies the type of space being inserted.
 1. HORIZONTAL--Inserts blank spaces between words.
 2. VERTICAL--Inserts spaces between two lines.
 3. BLOCK--Inserts a rectangular block of space, much like the IMG tag.
5. WIDTH="..."--When TYPE=BLOCK, this specifies the width of the block.
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Stronger emphasis on the enclosed text (bold).
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Renders the enclosed text in subscript.
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Renders the enclosed text in superscript.
<TT>...< /TT>
The enclosed text is typewriter font.
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The enclosed text in underlined. Try to avoid this since underlined text usually indicates a link.
<VAR>...< /VAR>
Specifies a variable. Text is rendered in small fixed-width type.
Causes text enclosed by the NOBR tags to wrap only if necessary.
<XMP>...< /XMP>
Causes enclosed text to be displayed by the browser without processing most HTML tags. Obsolete -- use the PRE tag instead.

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