Amsterdam HTML Tags Reference

• A
• ACRONYM
• ADDRESS
• B
• BIG
• BLOCKQUOTE
• BR
• CENTER
• CITE
• CODE
• DD
• DFN
• DIR
• DIV
• DL
• DT
• EM
• FONT
• H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6
• HR
• I
• IMG
• KBD
• LI
• MENU
• NOBR
• OL
• P
• Q
• S
• SAMP
• SMALL
• STRIKE
• STRONG
• SUB
• SUP
• TT
• U
• UL
• VAR
• WBR

Syntax:

<A [HREF="reference"] [NAME="name"] [TARGET="target-spec"] [TITLE="title"] >

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Required

Parameters

HREF="reference"

Optional: Specifies a destination address for a hyperlink, which must be in URL format.

NAME="name"

Optional: Specifies a named reference within a document. Other pages can then link to this reference within the document by appending a pound sign (#) and the name to the URL for the document.

TARGET="target-spec"

Optional: Specifies a target frame name for the link to be loaded into.

TITLE="title"

Optional: Specifies the title that appears when the hyperlink is selected.

Notes

Either HREF or NAME, but not both, should be used with this tag.

Example

<A HREF="http://www.megatokyo.com">This is a link to the MegaTokyo online comic/manga.</A><P>
<A HREF="http://slashdot.org" TARGET="_blank">This link loads Slashdot into a new window.</A>

Example Output

This is a link to the MegaTokyo online comic/manga.

This link loads Slashdot into a new window.

Syntax:

<ACRONYM [TITLE="title"] >

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Parameters

TITLE="title"

Optional: Specifies an advisory title for the acronym, which may be displayed by the browser via a tip window or other such mechanism.

Notes

The formatted text may be displayed differently in different browsers. Usually, it is formatted as Roman type.

Example

Sun uses the <ACRONYM TITLE="Java Community Process">JCP</ACRONYM>
(Java Community Process) to determine which enhancements will go into the Java language.

Example Output

Sun uses the JCP (Java Community Process) to determine which enhancements will go into the Java language.

Syntax:

<ADDRESS>

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

The formatted text may be displayed differently in different browsers. Usually, it is formatted as italic type.

Example

Here's some text.
<ADDRESS>Jabber.com Inc. - support@jabber.com</ADDRESS>

Example Output

Here's some text.

Jabber.com Inc. - support@jabber.com

Syntax:

<B>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Example

Some of the text on this line will be <B>rendered in bold face</B> type.

Example Output

Some of the text on this line will be rendered in bold face type.

Syntax:

<BIG>

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Required

Example

Some of the text on this line will be <BIG>rendered in large</BIG> type.

Example Output

Some of the text on this line will be rendered in large type.

Syntax:

<BIG>

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Required

Example

Season 2 opening monologue:
<BLOCKQUOTE>The Babylon Project was our last, best hope for peace. A self-contained
world five miles long, located in neutral territory. A place of commerce and diplomacy for
a quarter of a million humans and aliens. A shining beacon in space, all alone in the night.
It was the dawn of the Third Age of Mankind, the year the Great War came upon us all. This is
the story of the last of the Babylon stations. The year is 2259. The name of the place is
Babylon 5.</BLOCKQUOTE>

Example Output

Season 2 opening monologue:

The Babylon Project was our last, best hope for peace. A self-contained world five miles long, located in neutral territory. A place of commerce and diplomacy for a quarter of a million humans and aliens. A shining beacon in space, all alone in the night. It was the dawn of the Third Age of Mankind, the year the Great War came upon us all. This is the story of the last of the Babylon stations. The year is 2259. The name of the place is Babylon 5.

Syntax:

<BR [CLEAR=LEFT|RIGHT|ALL]>

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Forbidden

Parameters

CLEAR=LEFT|RIGHT|ALL

Inserts vertical space so that the next text displayed will be past left- or right-aligned "floating" images. The align-type can be LEFT, RIGHT, or ALL.

• LEFT inserts space so that the next text appears aligned with the left margin directly below a left-aligned floating image.
• RIGHT inserts space so that the next text appears aligned with the right margin directly below a right-aligned floating image.
• ALLplaces the next text past all floating images.

Example

This line illustrates<BR>a simple line break.<P>
<IMG SRC="htmlref/ref64yr.gif" WIDTH=64 HEIGHT=64 HSPACE=5 ALIGN=LEFT>
A left aligned image.<BR CLEAR=LEFT>
This shows the effect of the CLEAR=LEFT parameter.

Example Output

This line illustrates
a simple line break.

A left aligned image.
This shows the effect of the CLEAR=LEFT parameter.

Syntax:

<CENTER>

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Required

Example

<CENTER>These lines will be centered<BR>
until the CENTER tag is closed.</CENTER>

Example Output

These lines will be centered
until the CENTER tag is closed.

Syntax:

<CITE>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

This may be rendered differently in different browsers. Usually, though, it renders text as italic.

Example

You can find a reference to that in <CITE>The Cathedral and The Bazaar</CITE>,
by Eric Raymond.

Example Output

You can find a reference to that in The Cathedral and The Bazaar, by Eric Raymond.

Syntax:

<CODE>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

This may be rendered differently in different browsers. Usually, though, it renders text in a small fixed-width font.

Example

Here's a recursive factorial function in Java:<P>
<CODE>public static long factorial(long n)<BR>
{<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;if (n==0)<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;return 1;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;else<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;return n * factorial(n - 1);<BR>
}<BR></CODE>

Example Output

Here's a recursive factorial function in Java:

public static long factorial(long n)
{
  if (n==0)
    return 1;
  else
    return n * factorial(n - 1);
}


Syntax:

<DD>

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Optional

Example

<DL>
<DT><EM>Anla'shok</EM>
<DD>The secret Minbari fighting force established by Valen after the last war with
the Shadows. The name translates roughly as "Rangers." Valen was the first
leader of this force, or "Ranger One" (<EM>Anla'shok Na</EM>);
this post was filled a thousand years later by Jeffrey Sinclair, and later by Delenn.
<DT><EM>Denn'bok</EM>
<DD>The Minbari fighting pike, nominally a compact cylinder approximately 1 foot
in length, but telescoping out to approximately 5 feet upon command. A standard weapon
of the Rangers.
<DT><EM>Entil'zha</EM>
<DD>One of Valen's titles as leader of the Rangers. The title's meaning is unknown;
it is thought to be of Vorlon origin.
</DL>

Example Output

Anla'shok

The secret Minbari fighting force established by Valen after the last war with the Shadows. The name translates roughly as "Rangers." Valen was the first leader of this force, or "Ranger One" (Anla'shok Na); this post was filled a thousand years later by Jeffrey Sinclair, and later by Delenn.

Denn'bok

The Minbari fighting pike, nominally a compact cylinder approximately 1 foot in length, but telescoping out to approximately 5 feet upon command. A standard weapon of the Rangers.

Entil'zha

One of Valen's titles as leader of the Rangers. The title's meaning is unknown; it is thought to be of Vorlon origin.

Syntax:

<DFN>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

This may be rendered differently in different browsers.

Example

XMPP transmits all its messages in <DFN>XML (Extensible
Markup Language),</DFN> which contains plain text with some delimiting codes.

Example Output

XMPP transmits all its messages in XML (Extensible Markup Language), which contains plain text with some delimiting codes.

Syntax:

<DIR>

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

This may be rendered differently in different browsers, but will usually be rendered similarly to the UL tag.

Example

Listing for the directory:<P>
<DIR>
<LI>bin
<LI>etc
<LI>lib
<LI>opt
<LI>usr
<LI>var
</DIR>

Example Output

Listing for the directory:

bin

etc

lib

opt

usr

var

Syntax:

<DIV [ALIGN=CENTER|LEFT|RIGHT]>

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Required

Parameters

ALIGN=CENTER|LEFT|RIGHT

Specifies the alignment of the lines within this particular division. The align-type can be CENTER, LEFT, or RIGHT.

• CENTER centers the lines of text within the division.
• LEFT aligns the left edges of all the lines of text within the division with the left margin. This is the default.
• RIGHT aligns the right edges of all the lines of text within the division with the right margin.

Example

<DIV ALIGN=CENTER>These lines of text<BR>will be centered.</DIV>
<DIV ALIGN=RIGHT>These lines of text<BR>will be flush right.</DIV>

Example Output

These lines of text
will be centered.

These lines of text
will be flush right.

Syntax:

<DL>

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Required

Example

<DL>
<DT><EM>Anla'shok</EM>
<DD>The secret Minbari fighting force established by Valen after the last war with
the Shadows. The name translates roughly as "Rangers." Valen was the first
leader of this force, or "Ranger One" (<EM>Anla'shok Na</EM>);
this post was filled a thousand years later by Jeffrey Sinclair, and later by Delenn.
<DT><EM>Denn'bok</EM>
<DD>The Minbari fighting pike, nominally a compact cylinder approximately 1 foot
in length, but telescoping out to approximately 5 feet upon command. A standard weapon
of the Rangers.
<DT><EM>Entil'zha</EM>
<DD>One of Valen's titles as leader of the Rangers. The title's meaning is unknown;
it is thought to be of Vorlon origin.
</DL>

Example Output

Anla'shok

The secret Minbari fighting force established by Valen after the last war with the Shadows. The name translates roughly as "Rangers." Valen was the first leader of this force, or "Ranger One" (Anla'shok Na); this post was filled a thousand years later by Jeffrey Sinclair, and later by Delenn.

Denn'bok

The Minbari fighting pike, nominally a compact cylinder approximately 1 foot in length, but telescoping out to approximately 5 feet upon command. A standard weapon of the Rangers.

Entil'zha

One of Valen's titles as leader of the Rangers. The title's meaning is unknown; it is thought to be of Vorlon origin.

Syntax:

<DT>

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Optional

Example

<DL>
<DT><EM>Anla'shok</EM>
<DD>The secret Minbari fighting force established by Valen after the last war with
the Shadows. The name translates roughly as "Rangers." Valen was the first
leader of this force, or "Ranger One" (<EM>Anla'shok Na</EM>);
this post was filled a thousand years later by Jeffrey Sinclair, and later by Delenn.
<DT><EM>Denn'bok</EM>
<DD>The Minbari fighting pike, nominally a compact cylinder approximately 1 foot
in length, but telescoping out to approximately 5 feet upon command. A standard weapon
of the Rangers.
<DT><EM>Entil'zha</EM>
<DD>One of Valen's titles as leader of the Rangers. The title's meaning is unknown;
it is thought to be of Vorlon origin.
</DL>

Example Output

Anla'shok

The secret Minbari fighting force established by Valen after the last war with the Shadows. The name translates roughly as "Rangers." Valen was the first leader of this force, or "Ranger One" (Anla'shok Na); this post was filled a thousand years later by Jeffrey Sinclair, and later by Delenn.

Denn'bok

The Minbari fighting pike, nominally a compact cylinder approximately 1 foot in length, but telescoping out to approximately 5 feet upon command. A standard weapon of the Rangers.

Entil'zha

One of Valen's titles as leader of the Rangers. The title's meaning is unknown; it is thought to be of Vorlon origin.

Syntax:

<EM>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

This may be rendered differently in different browsers. Usually, it is rendered as italics.

Example

A thing can have as much value from <EM>where</EM> it is as from
<EM>what</EM> it is.

Example Output

A thing can have as much value from where it is as from what it is.

Syntax:

<FONT [SIZE=n] [FACE="name1 [,name2 [...]]" ] [COLOR="colorvalue"] >

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Required

Parameters

SIZE=n

Optional: Specifies a font size between 1 and 7 (7 is largest). A value with a + or - sign in front of it denotes a size relative to the current BASEFONT setting. Relative sizes are not cumulative, so two <FONT SIZE=+1> tags in a row will not increase the size by 2. Default is no change.

FACE="name1 [,name2 [...]]"

Optional: Specifies the font face name to be used. A list of font face names can be specified here; if the font face name specified by name1 is installed on the target system, it will be used, otherwise the font face name specified by name2 will be tried if it is specified, and so on. If none of those fonts are available, the default font (as configured in the browser) will be used. Default is no change.

COLOR="colorvalue"

Optional: Sets the color of the text. colorvalue may either be specified as a hexadecimal color value or as a standard color name. Default is no change. See also Colors.

Example

Comparison of font sizes:<P>
<FONT SIZE=1>Size 1</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>Size 2</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=3>Size 3</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=4>Size 4</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=5>Size 5</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=6>Size 6</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=7>Size 7</FONT><P>
<FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Comic Sans MS, Arial, Helvetica" COLOR="green">
This text will be displayed in green Comic Sans MS if you have that font, otherwise either
Arial or Helvetica.</FONT><P>
<FONT SIZE=2 COLOR="#007FFF">A footnote in a cool blue color.</FONT>

Example Output

Comparison of font sizes:

Size 1
Size 2
Size 3
Size 4
Size 5
Size 6
Size 7

This text will be displayed in green Comic Sans MS if you have that font, otherwise either Arial or Helvetica.

A footnote in a cool blue color.

Syntax:

&<Hn [ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT] >

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Required

Parameters

n

Required: Sets the heading level. Valid values range from 1 to 6 (1 highest-level and usually largest).

ALIGN=CENTER|LEFT|RIGHT

Optional: Specifies the alignment of the header text. Default is LEFT.

Notes

These styles may be rendered differently in different browsers.

Example

<H1>The most general topic</H1>
<H2>A subhead under that general topic</H2>
<H3>And a further subhead under that subhead</H3>
<H4>A further specialization of that subhead</H4>
<H5>A topic even more specific under these subheads</H5>
<H6>The most specialized topic of all</H6>

Example Output

The most general topic

A subhead under that general topic

And a further subhead under that subhead

A further specialization of that subhead

A topic even more specific under these subheads

The most specialized topic of all

Syntax:

&<HR [ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT] [COLOR="colorvalue"] [NOSHADE] [SIZE=n] [WIDTH=n] >

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Forbidden

Parameters

[ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT]

Optional: Draws the rule left-aligned, right-aligned, or centered. The default is CENTER.

COLOR="colorvalue"

Optional: Sets the color of the rule. colorvalue may either be specified as a hexadecimal color value or as a standard color name. Default is the standard 3-D color. See also Colors.

NOSHADE

Optional: Draws the rule without 3-D shading.

SIZE=n

Optional: Specifies the height of the rule in pixels.

WIDTH=n

Optional: Specifies the width of the rule, either in pixels, or, if the percent (%) sign is appended to the value, as a percentage of total window width. Default is 100%.

Example

Here's a small line (half the width).<HR WIDTH=50%>
And a tiny green line, off to the right:<HR WIDTH=96 ALIGN=RIGHT COLOR="green" NOSHADE>

Example Output

Here's a small line (half the width).

---

And a tiny green line, off to the right:

---

Syntax:

<I>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Example

Some of the text on this line will be <I>rendered in italic</I> type.

Example Output

Some of the text on this line will be rendered in italic type.

Syntax:

<IMG SRC="location" [ALIGN=alignoption] [ALT="text"] [BORDER=n] [HEIGHT=n] [HSPACE=n] [VSPACE=n] [WIDTH=n] >

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Forbidden

Parameters

SRC="location"

Required: Specifies the URL of the picture to be inserted.

ALIGN=alignoption

Optional: Sets the alignment of the image relative to the surrounding text; alignoption may be one of the following values:

• TOP - Surrounding text is aligned with the top of the image.
• MIDDLE - Surrounding text is aligned with the middle of the image.
• BOTTOM - Surrounding text is aligned with the bottom of the image.
• LEFT - The picture is drawn as a left-flush "floating image," and text flows around it.
• RIGHT - The picture is drawn as a right-flush "floating image," and text flows around it.

ALT="text"

Optional: Specifies text to be displayed in place of the picture if the browser is non-graphical or has images turned off. Some browsers also display this text as a "tooltip" element when the mouse is held over the image.

BORDER=n

Optional: Specifies the size of a border to be drawn around the image. If the image is a hyperlink, the border is drawn in the appropriate hyperlink color. If the image is not a hyperlink, the border is invisible.

HEIGHT=n

Optional: Along with WIDTH=, specifies the size at which the picture is drawn. If the picture's actual dimensions differ from those specified, the picture is stretched to match what's specified.

HSPACE=n

Optional: Along with VSPACE=, specifies margins for the image. Similar to BORDER=, except the margins are not painted with color when the image is a hyperlink.

VSPACE=n

Optional: Along with HSPACE=, specifies margins for the image. Similar to BORDER=, except the margins are not painted with color when the image is a hyperlink.

WIDTH=n

Optional: Along with HEIGHT=, specifies the size at which the picture is drawn. If the picture's actual dimensions differ from those specified, the picture is stretched to match what's specified.

Notes

Specification of HEIGHT= and WIDTH= speeds up display of the page, as the browser can then preallocate space for the image and lay out the text appropriately before the image data is downloaded.

Example

This image is positioned <IMG SRC="htmlref/ref32smi.gif" WIDTH=32 HEIGHT=32 ALIGN=BOTTOM>
with bottom alignment.<P>
This image is positioned <IMG SRC="htmlref/ref32smi.gif" WIDTH=32 HEIGHT=32 ALIGN=TOP>
with top alignment.<P>
This image is positioned <IMG SRC="htmlref/ref32smi.gif" WIDTH=32 HEIGHT=32 ALIGN=MIDDLE>
with middle alignment.<P>
<IMG SRC="htmlref/ref64yr.gif" WIDTH=64 HEIGHT=64 HSPACE=5 ALIGN=LEFT>
This is an image aligned on the left...<P>
<IMG SRC="htmlref/ref64yr.gif" WIDTH=64 HEIGHT=64 HSPACE=5 ALIGN=RIGHT>
This is an image aligned on the right...<BR CLEAR=BOTH>

Example Output

This image is positioned with bottom alignment.

This image is positioned with top alignment.

This image is positioned with middle alignment.

This is an image aligned on the left...

This is an image aligned on the right...

Syntax:

<KBD>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

This may be rendered differently in different browsers. Usually, it is rendered as fixed-width type.

Example

To begin adding a new user account, enter the command <KBD>vi /etc/passwd</KBD>
at the shell prompt.

Example Output

To begin adding a new user account, enter the command vi /etc/passwd at the shell prompt.

Syntax:

<LI [TYPE=order-type] [VALUE=n] >

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Optional

Parameters

TYPE=order-type

Optional: Specifies a new style for an ordered list. The order-type can be one of these values:

• A - Use upper-case letters.
• a - Use lower-case letters.
• I - Use upper-case Roman numerals.
• i - Use lower-case Roman numerals.
• 1 - Use Arabic numerals.

VALUE=n

Optional: Changes the count for an ordered list as it progresses.

Example

Things to get in life:
<UL>
<LI>Good education
<LI>Exact change
<LI>Happiness
<LI>Portable stereo
<LI>Sense of self-worth
<LI>Account on Electric Minds
</UL>

Example Output

Things to get in life:

• Good education
• Exact change
• Happiness
• Portable stereo
• Sense of self-worth
• Account on Electric Minds

Syntax:

<MENU>

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

This may be rendered differently in different browsers, but will usually be rendered similarly to the UL tag.

Example

Information about Linux:
<MENU>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.linux.com">Linux.com</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://linuxtoday.com">Linux Today</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://lwn.net">USA Today</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.freshmeat.net">Freshmeat</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://slashdot.org">Slashdot</A>
</MENU>

Example Output

Information about Linux:

Linux.com

Linux Today

Linux Weekly News

Freshmeat

Slashdot

Syntax:

<NOBR>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Example

<NOBR>Here's a line of text I don't want to be broken . . .
there could be an awful lot of text here and it must stay on one line . . .
here's the end of the line.</NOBR>

Example Output

Here's a line of text I don't want to be broken . . . there could be an awful lot of text here and it must stay on one line . . . here's the end of the line.

Syntax:

<OL [START=n] [TYPE=order-type] >

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Required

Parameters

START=n

Optional: Specifies a starting index number for the list. The default is 1.

TYPE=order-type

Optional: Specifies a new style for an ordered list. The order-type can be one of these values:

• A - Use upper-case letters.
• a - Use lower-case letters.
• I - Use upper-case Roman numerals.
• i - Use lower-case Roman numerals.
• 1 - Use Arabic numerals.

The default is to use Arabic numerals.

Example

<OL>
<LI>Pick up the TV remote control.
<LI>Push the POWER button to turn on the TV.
<LI>Change to channel 3.
<LI>Switch to the VCR remote control.
<LI>Push the POWER button to turn on the VCR.
<LI>Push the TV/VCR button to switch to the VCR input.
<LI>Change to desired channel on the VCR.
<LI>Insert a blank tape into the VCR.
<LI>Press RECORD.
</OL>

Example Output

1. Pick up the TV remote control.
2. Push the POWER button to turn on the TV.
3. Change to channel 3.
4. Switch to the VCR remote control.
5. Push the POWER button to turn on the VCR.
6. Push the TV/VCR button to switch to the VCR input.
7. Change to desired channel on the VCR.
8. Insert a blank tape into the VCR.
9. Press RECORD.

Syntax:

<P [ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT] >

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Optional

Parameters

ALIGN=LEFT|CENTER|RIGHT

Sets the alignment of the paragraph. The align-type can be LEFT, CENTER, or RIGHT. Default is left alignment.

Example

There will be a paragraph break<P>between these two lines.
<P ALIGN=RIGHT>Here's a paragraph that will be flush-right.</P>
And back to normal again.

Example Output

There will be a paragraph break

between these two lines.

Here's a paragraph that will be flush-right.

And back to normal again.

Syntax:

<Q>

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

This may be rendered differently in different browsers.

Example

<Q>Software is like sex; it's better when it's free.</Q> - Linus Torvalds

Example Output

Software is like sex; it's better when it's free. - Linus Torvalds

Syntax:

<S>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

This may be rendered differently in different browsers.

Example

We have a lot of <S>crazy people</S> unique individuals in the Playground.

Example Output

We have a lot of crazy people unique individuals in the Playground.

Syntax:

<SAMP>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

This may be rendered differently in different browsers.

Example

<SAMP>If one-third of a hive of bees flies to a rose bush, one-fifth flies to a daisy,
three times the difference of those two numbers flies to an apple tree, and one bee hovers
attracted by both a jasmine and a tulip, how many bees are there in all?</SAMP>

Example Output

If one-third of a hive of bees flies to a rose bush, one-fifth flies to a daisy, three times the difference of those two numbers flies to an apple tree, and one bee hovers attracted by both a jasmine and a tulip, how many bees are there in all?

Syntax:

<SMALL>

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Required

Example

Some of the text on this line will be <SMALL>rendered in small</SMALL> type.

Example Output

Some of the text on this line will be rendered in small type.

Syntax:

<S>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

This may be rendered differently in different browsers.

Example

We have a lot of <STRIKE>crazy people</STRIKE> unique individuals in the Playground.

Example Output

We have a lot of crazy people unique individuals in the Playground.

Syntax:

<STRONG>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

This may be rendered differently in different browsers. Usually, it is rendered as bold face.

Example

A thing can have as much value from <STRONG>where</STRONG> it is as from
<STRONG>what</STRONG> it is.

Example Output

A thing can have as much value from where it is as from what it is.

Syntax:

<SUB>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

This may be rendered differently in different browsers.

Example

Fibonacci numbers are computed as follows:<BLOCKQUOTE>
<EM>F<SUB>0</SUB></EM> = 0<BR>
<EM>F<SUB>1</SUB></EM> = 1<BR>
<EM>F<SUB>n</SUB></EM> =
<EM>F<SUB>n-2</SUB></EM> + <EM>F<SUB>n-1</SUB></EM>
for all integer <EM>n</EM>>1</BLOCKQUOTE>

Example Output

Fibonacci numbers are computed as follows:

F₀ = 0
F₁ = 1
F_n = F_n-2 + F_n-1 for all integer n>1

Syntax:

<SUP>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

This may be rendered differently in different browsers.

Example

Fermat's Last Theorem states that, for any integer <EM>n</EM> greater than 2,
there is no combination of values <EM>x</EM>, <EM>y</EM>,
and <EM>z</EM> such that <EM>x<SUP>2</SUP></EM>
+ <EM>y<SUP>2</SUP></EM> = <EM>z<SUP>2</SUP></EM>.

Example Output

Fermat's Last Theorem states that, for any integer n greater than 2, there is no combination of values x, y, and z such that xⁿ + yⁿ = zⁿ.

Syntax:

<TT>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

This may be rendered differently in different browsers. Usually, it is rendered as a fixed-width font.

Example

<TT>This style of text can be useful for code listings.</TT>

Example Output

This style of text can be useful for code listings.

Syntax:

<U>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Example

A thing can have as much value from <U>where</U> it is as from
<U>what</U> it is.

Example Output

A thing can have as much value from where it is as from what it is.

Syntax:

<UL>

Allowed in Topic Names

No

Closing Tag

Required

Example

Things to get in life:
<UL>
<LI>Good education
<LI>Exact change
<LI>Happiness
<LI>Portable stereo
<LI>Sense of self-worth
<LI>Account on Electric Minds
</UL>

Example Output

Things to get in life:

• Good education
• Exact change
• Happiness
• Portable stereo
• Sense of self-worth
• Account on Electric Minds

Syntax:

<VAR>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Required

Notes

This may be rendered differently in different browsers. Usually, it is rendered as italics.

Example

Enter the <VAR>filename</VAR> in the appropriate field in the dialog box.

Example Output

Enter the filename in the appropriate field in the dialog box.

Syntax:

<WBR>

Allowed in Topic Names

Yes

Closing Tag

Optional

Notes

If it is not placed inside a pair of NOBR tags, this tag has no effect.

Example

<NOBR>This text will not break anywhere unless I tell it to. The text will
just keep on going until it runs off the edge of the screen.
<WBR>But I just told it to break here.</NOBR>

Example Output

This text will not break anywhere unless I tell it to. The text will just keep on going until it runs off the edge of the screen. But I just told it to break here.

When color values are called for in any HTML tag, they may be specified either by name or by color value. The following named colors are supported:

Black	Maroon	Gray	Red
Navy	Purple	Blue	Fuchsia
Green	Olive	Lime	Yellow
Teal	Silver	Aqua	White

Colors may also be specified as a color value in the form "#RRGGBB", where RR, GG, and BB represent color intensity values for red, green, and blue, respectively, as hexadecimal values from 00 to FF (decimal 0 to 255). For example, the color "red" in the table above may also be represented as "#FF0000". In this color example, red is set to its highest possible value (hex FF, decimal 255), while green and blue are set to 0.

Although red-green-blue color values theoretically allow for many thousands of colors, the actual number of colors available depends on the color capabilities of the devices the document will be viewed on. Many personal computers can display only 16 colors due to the type of video display adapter they use.

In HTML, certain special characters may be written as &name;, where name is a symbolic name. The most important of these are &lt; (the less-than sign, or <), &gt; (the greater-than sign, or >), and &amp; (the ampersand itself, or &). These allow you to use characters normally used by HTML to indicate formatting commands.

In addition, special characters may be written as &#nnn;, where nnn is a decimal character code in the document's character set (usually the ISO Latin-1 character set).

Here follows a listing of additional special characters in HTML. (NOTE: Your browser may not display all of these properly.)