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Structure Tags
<!--...-->	Creates a comment
<HTML>...</HTML>	Encloses the entire HTML Document.
<HEAD>...</HEAD>	Encloses the head of the HTML Document
<BODY>....</BODY>	Encloses the body (text and tags) of the HTML document.
<ISINDEX>	Indicates the document is a gateway script that allows searches

Headings and Titles
<H1>...</H1>	Headings 1-6
<H2>...</H2>
<H3>...</H3>
<H4>...</H4>
<H5>...</H5>
<H6>...</H6>
<TITLE>...</TITLE>	Title of the Document

Paragraphs
<p>....</p>	A plain paragraph. </p> is optional

Links
<a>...</a>	Creates a link or anchor
HREF="......"	The URL of the document to be linked
NAME="..."	The name of the anchor

Lists
<ol>...</ol>	An ordered list (numbered)
<ul>...</ul>	An unordered list (bulleted list)
<MENU>...</MENU>	A menu list of items
<DIR>...</DIR>	A Directory Listing
<LI>	A list item
<DL>...</DL>	A definition or glossary list
<DT>	A definition term
<DD>	The corresponding definition to a definition term

Character Formatting
<em>...</em>	Emphasis (usually italic)
<strong>...</strong>	Stronger emphasis (usually bold)
<code>...</code>	Code sample (usually courier)
<kbd>...</kbd>	Text to be typed
<var>...</var>	A variable or placeholder for some other value
<samp>...</samp>	Sample text
<dfn>...</dfn>	A definition of term
<cite>...</cite>	A citation
<b>...</b>	Boldface text
<i>...</i>	Italic text
<tt>...</tt>	Typewriter font

Other Elements
<hr>	A horizontal rule line
<br>	A line break
<blockquote>...</blockquote>	Used for long quotes or citations
<address>...</address>	Signatures or general information about the author
<font>...</font>	Change the size or the color of the font for the enclosed text
size="..."	The size of the font from 1 - 7
<basefont>	Set the default size of the font for the current page
size="..."	The default size of the font from 1 - 7

Images
<img>	Insert an inline image into the document
ismap	This image is a clickable map
src="..."	The URL of the image
alt="..."	A text string that will be displayed in browsers that turn off images or cannot see images
align="..."	Determines the alignment of the given image
vspace="...."	The space in between the image and the text above it or below it
hspace="..."	The space between the image and the text to its left or right

Tables
<table>...</table>	Creates a table
border="..."	Indicates whether the table should be drawn with or without a border
<caption>...</caption>	The caption for the table
align="..."	The position of the caption. Values are TOP & BOTTOM
<tr>...</tr>	A table row
align="..."	The horizontal alignment of the contents of the cells within this row. Values are LEFT RIGHT & CENTER
valign="..."	The vertical alignment of the contents of the cells within this row. Values are TOP MIDDLE BOTTOM & BASELINE
<th>...</th>	A table heading cell
align="..."	The horizontal element of the contents of the cell
valign="..."	The vertical alignment of the contents of the cell
rowspan="..."	The number of rows this cell will span
colspan="..."	The number of columns this cell will span
nowrap="..."	Do not automatically wrap the contents of this cell
<td>...</td>	Defines a table data cell
align="..."	The horizontal element of the contents of the cell
valign="..."	The vertical alignment of the contents of the cell
rowspan="..."	The number of rows this cell will span
colspan="..."	The number of columns this cell will span
nowrap="..."	Do not automatically wrap the contents of this cell

Forms
<form>...</form>	Indicates a form
action="..."	The URL of the script to process this form input
method="..."	How the form input will be sent to the script on the server side. Values are GET & POST
enctype="..."	Only one value right now: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
<input>	An input widget for a form
type-"..."	The type for the input widget. Values are CHECKBOX HIDDEN RADIO RESET SUBMIT TEXT IMAGE
name="..."	The name of this item as passed to the gateway script as part of the name/value pair
value="..."	For a text or hidden widget, the default value; for a checkbox or radio button, the value to be submitted with the form; for reset or submit buttons, the label for the button itself
src="..."	The source file for an image
Checked	For checkboxes and radio buttons, indicates that the widget is checked
size="..."	The size, in characters, of a text widget
maxlenght="..."	The maximum number of characters that can be entered into a text widget
align="..."	For images in forms, determines how the text and image will align (same as with the img tag)
<textarea>...</textarea>	Indicates a multiline text entry widget
name="..."	The name to be passed to the gateway script as part of the name/value pair
rows="..."	The number of rows this text area displays
cols="..."	The number of columns this text area displays
<select>...</select>	Creates a menu or scrolling list of possible items
name="..."	The name that is passed to the CGI script as part of the name/value pair
size="..."	The number of elements to display
multiple	Allows multiple selections from the list
<option>	Indicates an item within a <select> widget
selected	With this attribute included, the <option> will be selected by default in the list
value="..."	The option to submit if this <option> is selected when the form is submitted