HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Table A-3 HTML Tags and Attributes
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HTML Tag and Attributes
Description
<form>….</form>
Marks the start and end of a Web page form
action=
URL
Specifies the URL of the application that will process the form; required attribute
new
autocomplete=on, off
Specifies whether or not the form should have autocomplete enabled
enctype=
encoding
Specifies how the form element values will be encoded
method=get, post
Specifies the method used to pass form parameters (data) to the server
name=
form_name
Specifies the name for a form
new
novalidate=novalidate
If present the form should not be validated when submitted
target=_blank, _self, _parent,
_top,
framename
Specifies the frame or window that displays the form's results
<frame>….</frame> **
Delimits a frame within a frameset
frameborder=
option
**
Specifies whether the frame border is displayed
marginheight=
value
**
Adds
n
pixels of space above and below the frame contents
marginwidth=
value
**
Adds
n
pixels of space to the left and the right of the frame contents
name=
text
**
Specifies the name of the frame
noresize
**
Prevents the user from resizing the frame
scrolling=
option
**
Adds scroll bars or not—always, never, or add when needed
src=
URL
**
Defines the URL of the source document that is displayed in the frame
<frameset>….</frameset> **
Defines a collection of frames in a frameset
cols=
value1
,
value2
,…
**
Defines the number and width of frames within a frameset
frameborder=
option
**
Specifies whether the frame border is displayed
rows=
value1
,
value2
,…
**
Defines the number and height of frames within a frameset
<head>….</head>
Delimits the start and end of the HTML document's head
new
new
<header>...</header>
Defines a header for a section or page
<hgroup>...<hgroup>
Defines information about a section in a document
<h
n
>….</h
n
>
Defines a header level
n
, ranging from the largest (h1) to the
smallest (h6)
align=left, center, right
**
Specifies the header alignment
<hr />
Inserts a horizontal rule
align=left, center, right
**
Specifies the alignment of the horizontal rule
noshade=noshade
**
Specifies to not use 3D shading and to round the ends of the rule
size=
value
**
Sets the thickness of the rule to a value in pixels
width=
pixels, %
**
Sets the width of the rule to a value in pixels or a percentage of the page
width; percentage is preferred
<html>….</html>
Indicates the start and the end of the HTML document
new
manifest=
URL
Specifies the URL of the document's cache manifest
version=
data
**
Indicates the HTML version used; not usually used
<i>….</i>
Sets enclosed text to appear in italics
<iframe>….</iframe> *
Creates an inline frame, also called a floating frame or subwindow,
within an HTML document
height=
pixels
Sets the frame height to a value in pixels
marginheight=
value
**
Sets the margin between the contents of the frame and its top and bottom
borders to a value in pixels
marginwidth=
value
**
Sets the margin between the contents of the frame and its left and right
borders to a value in pixels
new
New with HTML5
* Deprecated tags
** Not supported in HTML5
