HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Table A-3 HTML Tags and Attributes
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HTML Tag and Attributes
Description
<map>….</map>
Specifies a client-side image map; must enclose <area> tags
name=
text
Assigns a name to the image map
<mark>...</mark>
Defines marked text
new
<menu>...</menu>
Defines a list/menu of commands
label=
menulabel
Specifies a visible label for the menu
new
new
type=context, toolbar, list
Specifies which type of menu to display
<meta />
Provides additional data (metadata) about an HTML document
charset=
character_set
Specifies the character encoding for the HTML document
new
content=
text
Specifies the value for the <meta> information; required
http-equiv=content-type,
default-style, refresh
Specifies the HTTP-equivalent name for metadata; tells the server to include
that name and content in the HTTP header when the HTML document is
sent to the client
name=
text
Assigns a name to metadata
scheme=
text
**
Provides additional context for interpreting the information in the content
attribute
<meter>...</meter>
Defines measurement within a predefined range
new
form=
form_id
Specifies which form this meter belongs to
high=
number
Specifies at which point the measurement's value is considered
a high value
low=
number
Specifies at which point the measurement's value is considered a low
value
max=
number
Specifies the maximum value; default value is 1.0
min=
number
Specifies the minimum value; default value is 0
optimum=
number
Specifies which measurement's value is the best value
value=
number
Required. Specifies the measurement's current or “measured” value
<nav>...</nav>
Defines navigation links
new
<noframes>….</noframes> **
Defines content to be displayed in browsers that do not support
frames
<object>….</object>
Includes an external object in the HTML document such as an image, a Java
applet, or other external object
data=
URL
Identifies the location of the object's data
form=
form_id
Specifies one or more forms the object belongs to
new
height=
pixels
Sets the height of the object to a value in pixels
name=
text
Assigns a control name to the object for use in forms
type=
mime
_
type
Specifies the content or media type of the object
usemap=
#mapname
Associates an image map as defined by the <map> element
width=
pixels
Sets the width of the object to a value in pixels
<ol>….</ol>
Defines an ordered list that contains numbered list item elements (<li>)
reversed=reversed
Specifies that the list order should be descending
new
start=
start
Specifies the start value of an ordered list
type=
option
**
Sets or resets the numbering format for the list
<optgroup>...</optgroup>
Defines an option group
new
new
new
disabled=disabled
Specifies that an option group should be disabled
label=
text
Specifies a label for the option group
new
New with HTML5
* Deprecated tags
** Not supported in HTML5
