List of HTML Codes
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Individuals learning the basics of web design may want to keep a list of HTML codes on hand for reference. However, with the advent of new web tools, knowing and actually inputting these codes into your web pages may become obsolete. Nonetheless, it is still good to know basic HTML.
About HTML
HTML, also known as HyperText Markup Language, is the prevailing markup language on web pages. It is sent and received through HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), and made up of a series of tags written part in a language that can be read by everyone and a special language that directs the computer on how to decipher the information and display it in a web browser. HTML can include tags for:
- Text
- Links
- Images
- Sound
- Video
- Graphs
- Charts
- Frames
HTML was developed by the World Wide Web Consortium, an organization developed by Tim Berners-Lee. HTML has opening tags, and in order for the browser to read all of code that has been written, must have matching ending tags. For instance, to bold a piece of text, the opening tag would be <b>, with a </b> following the text you want to bold.
HTML 4.01
It is best to use HTML 4.01 tags and attributes, as they are recognized by most web browsers. Any tags or attributes that have been deprecated and are not in the 4.01 list may cause the speed of your page to slow down when loaded. They will eventually become obsolete causing your page to not load properly at all. However, HTML 4.01 was released in 1997 and is the final version of this language. Developers have taken to using more modern web tools and languages to design pages.
HTML Codes Used in Web Design
When learning to design a web page, one should learn some basic HTML, even if he or she is using an editor or website builder. Knowing some basic code will help you understand how the page is actually being put together. All web pages have this basic code:
<HTML>: Begins your document
<HEAD>: Contains information about the page such as META tags and title; this is not scene in the web browser
<TITLE>: Your page title
</TITLE>: Closes <TITLE> tag
</HEAD>: Closes <HEAD> tag
<BODY>: Begins where you will start the main body of your web page where you will include text, images, graphs, etc.
Everything below this coding will be visible in your web browser, including text and images. To modify and enhance the style, you can use one of the many HTML 4.01 codes available. At the end of the page, you need to close the tags you opened above by using:
</BODY>: Closes <BODY> tag
</HTML>: Closes <HTML> tag
List of HTML Codes
The following is a partial list of HTML 4.01 codes commonly used in web pages:
- <A></A>: Anchor
- <big></big>: Big; makes text larger
- <br /></BR>: Line break
- <dd></DD>: Definition description
- <dl></dl>: Definition list
- <dt></DT>: Definition term
- <em></em>: Emphasis
- <EMBED></NOEMBED>: Embed item
- <FORM></FORM>: Form
- <div class="editsection" style="float:right;margin-left:5px;">[<a href="/List_of_HTML_Codes/edit/?section=5" title="List of HTML Codes">edit</a>]</div><a name=""></a><h1></h1>: Heading 1; use 2, 3, 4, etc. for different sizes
- <hr /></HR>: Horizontal rule; width can be added by percentages
- : Italics
- <IMAGE>: Image
- <li>: List
- <MARQUEE></MARQUEE>: Marquee or scrolling text
- <META></META>: Meta
- <p></p>: Paragraph
- <small></small>: Small; makes text smaller
- <table></table>: Table
Are HTML Tags Becoming Obsolete?
HTML was created to change the way web pages were designed. They helped add flash and flavor to the dullest looking of pages. It has made building web pages easier, but are they becoming obsolete?
In a way, yes. With the advent of Web 2.0 (HTML has been known by some as Web 1.0), web designers have simpler and more diverse choices as to what their sites will look like and how the content will displayed. With new web tools and technologies, designers are able to build pages quicker with tools such as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Content Management Systems (CMS) offer simpler ways to define the codes. .
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