HTML The Definitive Guide (149 page)
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Authors: Chuck Musciano Bill Kennedy
For convenience, we've marked each of these tags with an asterisk (*) in the following table, and list all of the attributes supported by these special tags, including the common ones. For all other tags (those without an asterisk), assume the common attributes listed above apply. Do note, however, that the popular browsers do not support all the HTML standard 4.0 attributes, common or not. Please refer to the main text for details.
A.2 The Grammar
B.2 HTML Quick Reference
B.2 HTML Quick Reference
As with the other sections of this book, we use the Netscape and Internet Explorer icons to the far right of each item to indicate tags and attributes that are extensions to the HTML 4.0 standard. If no icon is shown, the tag or attribute is part of the HTML 4.0 standard.
We include each tag's possible attributes (some required) indented below their respective tags. In the description, we give possible attribute values as either a range of integer numbers or a definitive list of options, where possible.
Create a hyperlink anchor (href
attribute) or fragment identifier
(name attribute)
accesskey=
char
Define the hot-key character for this
anchor
charset=
encoding
Specify the character set used to
encode the target
coords=
list
Specify a list of shape-dependent
coordinates
href=
url
Specify the URL of a hyperlink target
hreflang=
language
Specify the language encoding for the
target
name=
name
Specify the name of a fragment
identifier
rel=
relationship
Indicate the
relationship
from this document to the target
rev=
relationship
Indicate the reverse
relationship
of the target to this document
shape=
shape
Define the region's shape to be circ,
circle, poly, polygon, rect,
or rectangle
tabindex=
value
Define the position of this anchor
inthe document's tabbing order
target=
name
Define the name of the frame or
window to receive the referenced
document
type=
type
Specify the MIME type of the target
...
The enclosed text is an abbreviation
...
The enclosed text is an acronym
The enclosed text is an address
Define an executable applet within a
*
text flow
align=
position
Align the
(default), left, right,
absmiddle, baseline, or
absbottom of the text in the line
alt=
string
Specify alternative text to replace the
that support the
cannot execute the application
archive=
url
Specify a class archive to be
downloaded to the browser and then
searched for code class
class=
name
Specify a style class controlling the
appearance of this tag
code=
class
Specify the class name of the code to
be executed (required)
codebase=
url
URL from which the code is retrieved
height=
n
Specify the height, in pixels, of the
hspace=
n
Specify additional space, in pixels, to
allow to the left and right of the
id=
name
Define a name for this applet that is
unique to this document
mayscript
If present, allows the applet to access
Graphic
JavaScript within the page
name=
name
Specify the name of this particular
instance of the
object=
data
Specify a representation of the
object's execution state
style=
style
Specify an inline style for this tag
title=
string
Provide a title for the applet
vspace=
n
Specify additional space, in pixels, to
allow above and below the
width=
n
Specify the width, in pixels, of the
Define a mouse-sensitive area in a
client-side image map
accesskey=
char
Define the hot-key character for this
area
alt=
string
Provide alternative text to be
displayed by nongraphical browsers
coords=
list
Specify a comma-separated
list
of shape-dependent coordinates that
define the edge of this area
href=
url
Specify the URL of a hyperlink target
associated with this area
nohref
Indicate that no document is
associated with this area; clicking in
the area has no effect
notab
Do not include this area in the tabbing
Graphic
order
onblur=
applet
Specify an applet to be run when the
mouse leaves the area
onfocus=
applet
Specify an applet to be run when the
mouse enters the area
shape=
shape
Define the region's shape to be circ,
circle, poly, polygon, rect,
or rectangle
tabindex=
value
Define the position of this anchor
inthe document's tabbing order
taborder=
n
Specify this area's position in the
Graphic
tabbing order
target=
name
Specify the frame or window to
Graphic
receive the document linked by this
area
...
Format the enclosed text using a bold
typeface
Specify the base URL for all relative
*
URLs in this document
href=
url
Specify the base URL (required)
target=
name
Define the default target of all links in the document
Specify the font size for subsequent
*
text
color=
color
Specify the base font's color
face=
name
Specify local font to be used for the
base font
id=
name
Define a name for this tag that is
unique to this document
name=
name
Specify local font to be used for the
Graphic
base font
size=
value
Set the basefont size of 1 to 7
(required; default is 3)
...
Bidirectional override, changing the
*
rendering direction of the enclosed
text
class=
name
Specify a style class controlling the
appearance of this tag
dir=
dir
Specify the rendering direction for
text, either left-to-right (ltr) or
right-to-left (rtl)
id=
name
Define a name for this tag that is
unique to this document
lang=
language
Specify the language used for this
tag's contents using a standard
two-character ISO language name
style=
style
Specify an inline style for this tag
title=
string
Specify a title for this tag
Define background audio for the
Graphic
document
loop=
value
Set the number of times to play the
Graphic
audio;
value
may be an integer or the value infinite
src=
url
Provide the URL of the audio file to
Graphic
be played
...
Format the enclosed text using a
bigger typeface
Cause the enclosed content to blink
Graphic
...The enclosed text is a block quotation cite=
url
Specify the URL of source of the
quoted material
Delimit the beginning and end of the
document body
alink=
color
Set the color of active hypertext links
in the document
background=
url
Specify the URL of an image to be
tiled in the document background
bgcolor=
color
Set the background color of the
document
bgproperties=
value
With
value
set to fixed, prevent the Graphic
background image from scrolling
with the document content
leftmargin=
value
Set the size, in pixels, of the
Graphic
document's left margin
link=
color
Set the color of unvisited hypertext
links in the document
onblur=
applet
Specify an applet to be run when the
Graphic
mouse leaves the document window
Graphic
onfocus=
applet
Specify an applet to be run when the
Graphic
mouse enters the document window
Graphic
onload=
applet
Specify an applet to be run when the
document is loaded
onunload=
applet
Specify an applet to be run when the
document is unloaded