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</dd>
</dl><hr/>
<a name="tagsub"><h3>SUB</h3></a>
Displays the text in a smaller font, and with its baseline lower than that of the surrounding text.
<dl>
<dt><b>Syntax:</b></dt>
<dd><code><b>&lt;SUB&gt;</b></code></dd>
<dt><b>Allowed in Topic Names</b></dt>
<dd>Yes</dd>
<dt><b>Closing Tag</b></dt>
<dd>Required</dd>
<dt><b>Notes</b></dt>
<dd>This may be rendered differently in different browsers.</dd>
<dt><b>Example</b></dt>
<dd><code>
Fibonacci numbers are computed as follows:&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;<BR>
&lt;EM&gt;F&lt;SUB&gt;0&lt;/SUB&gt;&lt;/EM&gt; = 0&lt;BR&gt;<BR>
&lt;EM&gt;F&lt;SUB&gt;1&lt;/SUB&gt;&lt;/EM&gt; = 1&lt;BR&gt;<BR>
&lt;EM&gt;F&lt;SUB&gt;n&lt;/SUB&gt;&lt;/EM&gt; =<BR>
&lt;EM&gt;F&lt;SUB&gt;n-2&lt;/SUB&gt;&lt;/EM&gt; + &lt;EM&gt;F&lt;SUB&gt;n-1&lt;/SUB&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;<BR>
for all integer &lt;EM&gt;n&lt;/EM&gt;>1&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;
</code></dd>
<dt><b>Example Output</b></dt>
<dd>
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>
</dd>
</dl><hr/>
<a name="tagsup"><h3>SUP</h3></a>
Displays the text in a smaller font, and with its baseline higher than that of the surrounding text.
<dl>
<dt><b>Syntax:</b></dt>
<dd><code><b>&lt;SUP&gt;</b></code></dd>
<dt><b>Allowed in Topic Names</b></dt>
<dd>Yes</dd>
<dt><b>Closing Tag</b></dt>
<dd>Required</dd>
<dt><b>Notes</b></dt>
<dd>This may be rendered differently in different browsers.</dd>
<dt><b>Example</b></dt>
<dd><code>
Fermat's Last Theorem states that, for any integer &lt;EM&gt;n&lt;/EM&gt; greater than 2,<BR>
there is no combination of values &lt;EM&gt;x&lt;/EM&gt;, &lt;EM&gt;y&lt;/EM&gt;,<BR>
and &lt;EM&gt;z&lt;/EM&gt; such that &lt;EM&gt;x&lt;SUP&gt;2&lt;/SUP&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;<BR>
+ &lt;EM&gt;y&lt;SUP&gt;2&lt;/SUP&gt;&lt;/EM&gt; = &lt;EM&gt;z&lt;SUP&gt;2&lt;/SUP&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;.
</code></dd>
<dt><b>Example Output</b></dt>
<dd>
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>n</SUP></EM>
+ <EM>y<SUP>n</SUP></EM> = <EM>z<SUP>n</SUP></EM>.
</dd>
</dl><hr/>
<a name="tagtt"><h3>TT</h3></a>
Indicates "teletype" or "typewriter text." Renders text in fixed-width type.
<dl>
<dt><b>Syntax:</b></dt>
<dd><code><b>&lt;TT&gt;</b></code></dd>
<dt><b>Allowed in Topic Names</b></dt>
<dd>Yes</dd>
<dt><b>Closing Tag</b></dt>
<dd>Required</dd>
<dt><b>Notes</b></dt>
<dd>This may be rendered differently in different browsers. Usually, it is rendered
as a fixed-width font.</dd>
<dt><b>Example</b></dt>
<dd><code>
&lt;TT&gt;This style of text can be useful for code listings.&lt;/TT&gt;
</code></dd>
<dt><b>Example Output</b></dt>
<dd>
<TT>This style of text can be useful for code listings.</TT>
</dd>
</dl><hr/>
<a name="tagu"><h3>U</h3></a>
Displays text as underlined.
<dl>
<dt><b>Syntax:</b></dt>
<dd><code><b>&lt;U&gt;</b></code></dd>
<dt><b>Allowed in Topic Names</b></dt>
<dd>Yes</dd>
<dt><b>Closing Tag</b></dt>
<dd>Required</dd>
<dt><b>Example</b></dt>
<dd><code>
A thing can have as much value from &lt;U&gt;where&lt;/U&gt; it is as from<BR>
&lt;U&gt;what&lt;/U&gt; it is.
</code></dd>
<dt><b>Example Output</b></dt>
<dd>
A thing can have as much value from <U>where</U> it is as from
<U>what</U> it is.
</dd>
</dl><hr/>
<a name="tagul"><h3>UL</h3></a>
Draws lines of text as a bulleted list. Specifies that the following block consists of
individual items, each beginning with an LI tag. The items are bulleted.
<dl>
<dt><b>Syntax:</b></dt>
<dd><code><b>&lt;UL&gt;</b></code></dd>
<dt><b>Allowed in Topic Names</b></dt>
<dd>No</dd>
<dt><b>Closing Tag</b></dt>
<dd>Required</dd>
<dt><b>Example</b></dt>
<dd><code>
Things to get in life:<BR>
&lt;UL&gt;<BR>
&lt;LI&gt;Good education<BR>
&lt;LI&gt;Exact change<BR>
&lt;LI&gt;Happiness<BR>
&lt;LI&gt;Portable stereo<BR>
&lt;LI&gt;Sense of self-worth<BR>
&lt;LI&gt;Account on Electric Minds<BR>
&lt;/UL&gt;
</code></dd>
<dt><b>Example Output</b></dt>
<dd>
Things to get in life:
<ul>
<li>Good education</li>
<li>Exact change</li>
<li>Happiness</li>
<li>Portable stereo</li>
<li>Sense of self-worth</li>
<li>Account on Electric Minds</li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl><hr/>
<a name="tagvar"><h3>VAR</h3></a>
Indicates placeholder text for a variable.
<dl>
<dt><b>Syntax:</b></dt>
<dd><code><b>&lt;VAR&gt;</b></code></dd>
<dt><b>Allowed in Topic Names</b></dt>
<dd>Yes</dd>
<dt><b>Closing Tag</b></dt>
<dd>Required</dd>
<dt><b>Notes</b></dt>
<dd>This may be rendered differently in different browsers. Usually, it is rendered
as italics.</dd>
<dt><b>Example</b></dt>
<dd><code>
Enter the &lt;VAR&gt;filename&lt;/VAR&gt; in the appropriate field in the dialog box.
</code></dd>
<dt><b>Example Output</b></dt>
<dd>
Enter the <VAR>filename</VAR> in the appropriate field in the dialog box.
</dd>
</dl><hr/>
<a name="tagwbr"><h3>WBR</h3></a>
Inserts a soft line break in a block of text formatted using the NOBR tag.
<dl>
<dt><b>Syntax:</b></dt>
<dd><code><b>&lt;WBR&gt;</b></code></dd>
<dt><b>Allowed in Topic Names</b></dt>
<dd>Yes</dd>
<dt><b>Closing Tag</b></dt>
<dd>Optional</dd>
<dt><b>Notes</b></dt>
<dd>If it is not placed inside a pair of NOBR tags, this tag has no effect.</dd>
<dt><b>Example</b></dt>
<dd><code>
&lt;NOBR&gt;This text will not break anywhere unless I tell it to. The text will<BR>
just keep on going until it runs off the edge of the screen.<BR>
&lt;WBR&gt;But I just told it to break here.&lt;/NOBR&gt;
</code></dd>
<dt><b>Example Output</b></dt>
<dd>
<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>
</dd>
</dl><hr/>
</body>
</html>
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<HTML>
<BODY>
<A NAME="tagsub"><H3>SUB</H3></A>
Displays the text in a smaller font, and with its baseline lower than that of the surrounding text.
<DL>
<DT><STRONG>Syntax</STRONG>
<DD><TT><STRONG>&lt;SUB&gt;</STRONG></TT>
<DT><STRONG>Allowed in Topic Names</STRONG>
<DD>Yes
<DT><STRONG>Closing Tag</STRONG>
<DD>Required
<DT><STRONG>Notes</STRONG>
<DD>This may be rendered differently in different browsers.
<DT><STRONG>Example</STRONG>
<DD><TT>
Fibonacci numbers are computed as follows:&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;<BR>
&lt;EM&gt;F&lt;SUB&gt;0&lt;/SUB&gt;&lt;/EM&gt; = 0&lt;BR&gt;<BR>
&lt;EM&gt;F&lt;SUB&gt;1&lt;/SUB&gt;&lt;/EM&gt; = 1&lt;BR&gt;<BR>
&lt;EM&gt;F&lt;SUB&gt;n&lt;/SUB&gt;&lt;/EM&gt; =<BR>
&lt;EM&gt;F&lt;SUB&gt;n-2&lt;/SUB&gt;&lt;/EM&gt; + &lt;EM&gt;F&lt;SUB&gt;n-1&lt;/SUB&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;<BR>
for all integer &lt;EM&gt;n&lt;/EM&gt;>1&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;
</TT>
<DT><STRONG>Example Output</STRONG>
<DD>
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>
</DL><HR>
<A NAME="tagsup"><H3>SUP</H3></A>
Displays the text in a smaller font, and with its baseline higher than that of the surrounding text.
<DL>
<DT><STRONG>Syntax</STRONG>
<DD><TT><STRONG>&lt;SUP&gt;</STRONG></TT>
<DT><STRONG>Allowed in Topic Names</STRONG>
<DD>Yes
<DT><STRONG>Closing Tag</STRONG>
<DD>Required
<DT><STRONG>Notes</STRONG>
<DD>This may be rendered differently in different browsers.
<DT><STRONG>Example</STRONG>
<DD><TT>
Fermat's Last Theorem states that, for any integer &lt;EM&gt;n&lt;/EM&gt; greater than 2,<BR>
there is no combination of values &lt;EM&gt;x&lt;/EM&gt;, &lt;EM&gt;y&lt;/EM&gt;,<BR>
and &lt;EM&gt;z&lt;/EM&gt; such that &lt;EM&gt;x&lt;SUP&gt;2&lt;/SUP&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;<BR>
+ &lt;EM&gt;y&lt;SUP&gt;2&lt;/SUP&gt;&lt;/EM&gt; = &lt;EM&gt;z&lt;SUP&gt;2&lt;/SUP&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;.
</TT>
<DT><STRONG>Example Output</STRONG>
<DD>
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>n</SUP></EM>
+ <EM>y<SUP>n</SUP></EM> = <EM>z<SUP>n</SUP></EM>.
</DL><HR>
<A NAME="tagtt"><H3>TT</H3></A>
Indicates "teletype" or "typewriter text." Renders text in fixed-width type.
<DL>
<DT><STRONG>Syntax</STRONG>
<DD><TT><STRONG>&lt;TT&gt;</STRONG></TT>
<DT><STRONG>Allowed in Topic Names</STRONG>
<DD>Yes
<DT><STRONG>Closing Tag</STRONG>
<DD>Required
<DT><STRONG>Notes</STRONG>
<DD>This may be rendered differently in different browsers. Usually, it is rendered
as a fixed-width font.
<DT><STRONG>Example</STRONG>
<DD><TT>
&lt;TT&gt;This style of text can be useful for code listings.&lt;/TT&gt;
</TT>
<DT><STRONG>Example Output</STRONG>
<DD>
<TT>This style of text can be useful for code listings.</TT>
</DL><HR>
<A NAME="tagu"><H3>U</H3></A>
Displays text as underlined.
<DL>
<DT><STRONG>Syntax</STRONG>
<DD><TT><STRONG>&lt;U&gt;</STRONG></TT>
<DT><STRONG>Allowed in Topic Names</STRONG>
<DD>Yes
<DT><STRONG>Closing Tag</STRONG>
<DD>Required
<DT><STRONG>Example</STRONG>
<DD><TT>
A thing can have as much value from &lt;U&gt;where&lt;/U&gt; it is as from<BR>
&lt;U&gt;what&lt;/U&gt; it is.
</TT>
<DT><STRONG>Example Output</STRONG>
<DD>
A thing can have as much value from <U>where</U> it is as from
<U>what</U> it is.
</DL><HR>
<A NAME="tagul"><H3>UL</H3></A>
Draws lines of text as a bulleted list. Specifies that the following block consists of
individual items, each beginning with an LI tag. The items are bulleted.
<DL>
<DT><STRONG>Syntax</STRONG>
<DD><TT><STRONG>&lt;UL&gt;</STRONG></TT>
<DT><STRONG>Allowed in Topic Names</STRONG>
<DD>No
<DT><STRONG>Closing Tag</STRONG>
<DD>Required
<DT><STRONG>Example</STRONG>
<DD><TT>
Things to get in life:<BR>
&lt;UL&gt;<BR>
&lt;LI&gt;Good education<BR>
&lt;LI&gt;Exact change<BR>
&lt;LI&gt;Happiness<BR>
&lt;LI&gt;Portable stereo<BR>
&lt;LI&gt;Sense of self-worth<BR>
&lt;LI&gt;Account on Electric Minds<BR>
&lt;/UL&gt;
</TT>
<DT><STRONG>Example Output</STRONG>
<DD>
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>
</DL><HR>
<A NAME="tagvar"><H3>VAR</H3></A>
Indicates placeholder text for a variable.
<DL>
<DT><STRONG>Syntax</STRONG>
<DD><TT><STRONG>&lt;VAR&gt;</STRONG></TT>
<DT><STRONG>Allowed in Topic Names</STRONG>
<DD>Yes
<DT><STRONG>Closing Tag</STRONG>
<DD>Required
<DT><STRONG>Notes</STRONG>
<DD>This may be rendered differently in different browsers. Usually, it is rendered as italics.
<DT><STRONG>Example</STRONG>
<DD><TT>
Enter the &lt;VAR&gt;filename&lt;/VAR&gt; in the appropriate field in the dialog box.
</TT>
<DT><STRONG>Example Output</STRONG>
<DD>
Enter the <VAR>filename</VAR> in the appropriate field in the dialog box.
</DL><HR>
<A NAME="tagwbr"><H3>WBR</H3></A>
Inserts a soft line break in a block of text formatted using the NOBR tag.
<DL>
<DT><STRONG>Syntax</STRONG>
<DD><TT><STRONG>&lt;NOBR&gt;</STRONG></TT>
<DT><STRONG>Allowed in Topic Names</STRONG>
<DD>Yes
<DT><STRONG>Closing Tag</STRONG>
<DD>Optional
<DT><STRONG>Notes</STRONG>
<DD>If it is not placed inside a pair of NOBR tags, this tag has no effect.
<DT><STRONG>Example</STRONG>
<DD><TT>
&lt;NOBR&gt;This text will not break anywhere unless I tell it to. The text will<BR>
just keep on going until it runs off the edge of the screen.<BR>
&lt;WBR&gt;But I just told it to break here.&lt;/NOBR&gt;
</TT>
<DT><STRONG>Example Output</STRONG>
<DD>
<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>
</DL><HR>
<A NAME="colors"><H3>Colors</H3></A>
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: