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The <ul> html tag
Overview The <ul> HTML tag is used to specify an unordered list. It works in the same way as the <ol> tag but by default shows each list item with a bullet point instead of a number. This can be styled with CSS. The <ul> tag is used to indicate the whole list. Within this tag each list item is listed using the <li> HTML tag. This can also be used in conjuction with the <a> HTML tag and is the accepted way to define navigation links over table based HTML layout options. It works equally as well in table based layouts as well as CSS based ones. When text is put between the opening and closing <ul> tag it is displayed as a table caption text. Basic Usage <ul>Some unordered list text in here</ul> Any text between the opening and closing tag will be displayed as unordered list text.…
The <caption> html tag
Overview The <caption> HTML tag is used to specify a title for a HTML Table. It can only be used once per table and the <caption> tag must appear immediately after the <table> tag. It works equally as well in table based layouts as well as CSS based ones. When text is put between the opening and closing <caption> tag it is displayed as a table caption text. Basic Usage <caption>Some table caption text in here</caption> Any text between the opening and closing tag will be displayed as table caption text. Advance Usage It is possible to style and add functionality to the <caption> tag, this is done by adding an attribute to after the caption in the opening <caption> tag Attributes allowed for the <caption>tag include :-class, dir, id, lang, style and title. In most cases class and id are used and its basic usage is shown below <caption…
The <s> html tag
Overview The <s> HTML tag is mainly used to style text it has the same functionality as the <strike> HTML tag. By default it displays text as with a strikethrough line through it which is ideal for showing corrections or previous amended text. It works equally as well in table based layouts as well as CSS based ones. As with all phrase based HTML tags it can be used in situations where consistancy between browsers is difficalt to acheive in other ways. When text is put between the opening and closing <s> tag it is displayed as a strikethrough text. Basic Usage <s>Some strikethrough text in here</s> Any text between the opening and closing tag will be displayed as strikethrough text. Advance Usage It is possible to style and add functionality to the <s> tag, this is done by adding an attribute to after the strike in the opening <s>…
The <strike> html tag
Overview The <strike> HTML tag is mainly used to style text. By default it displays text as with a strikethrough line through it which is ideal for showing corrections or previous amended text. It works equally as well in table based layouts as well as CSS based ones. As with all phrase based HTML tags it can be used in situations where consistancy between browsers is difficalt to acheive in other ways. When text is put between the opening and closing <strike> tag it is displayed as a strikethrough text. Basic Usage <strike>Some strikethrough text in here</strike> Any text between the opening and closing tag will be displayed as strikethrough text. Advance Usage It is possible to style and add functionality to the <strike> tag, this is done by adding an attribute to after the strike in the opening <strike> tag Attributes allowed for the <strike>tag include :-class, dir, id,…
The <cite> html tag
Overview The <cite> HTML tag is known as a phrase tag, it is mainly used to style text. By default it displays text as italic which is ideal for showing a quotation or citation. It works equally as well in table based layouts as well as CSS based ones. As with all phrase based HTML tags it can be used in situations where consistancy between browsers is difficalt to acheive in other ways. When text is put between the opening and closing <cite> tag it is displayed as a citation text. Basic Usage <cite>Some citation text in here</cite> Any text between the opening and closing tag will be displayed as citation text. Advance Usage It is possible to style and add functionality to the <cite> tag, this is done by adding an attribute to after the cite in the opening <cite> tag Attributes allowed for the <cite>tag include :-class, dir,…
The <kbd> html tag
Overview The <kbd> HTML tag is known as a phrase tag, it is mainly used to style text. By default it displays text in a fixed width font which is ideal for showing what is expected to be entered by a user. It works equally as well in table based layouts as well as CSS based ones. As with all phrase based HTML tags it can be used in situations where consistancy between browsers is difficalt to acheive in other ways. When text is put between the opening and closing <kbd> tag it is displayed as a keyboard text. Basic Usage <kbd>Some keyboard text in here</kbd> Any text between the opening and closing tag will be displayed as keyboard text. Advance Usage It is possible to style and add functionality to the <kbd> tag, this is done by adding an attribute to after the p in the opening <kbd> tag…
The <samp> html tag
Overview The <samp> HTML tag is known as a phrase tag, it is mainly used to style text. By default it displays text in a fixed width font which is ideal for displaying parts of programming code. Its use is almost identical to the <code> HTML tag. It works equally as well in table based layouts as well as CSS based ones. As with all phrase based HTML tags it can be used in situations where consistancy between browsers is difficalt to acheive in other ways. When text is put between the opening and closing <samp> tag it is displayed as a sample text. Basic Usage <samp>Some sample text in here</samp> Any text between the opening and closing tag will be displayed as a sample text. Advance Usage It is possible to style and add functionality to the <samp> tag, this is done by adding an attribute to after the…
The <code> html tag
Overview The <code> HTML tag is known as a phrase tag, it is mainly used to style text. By default it displays text in a fixed width font which is ideal for displaying samples of programming code. It works equally as well in table based layouts as well as CSS based ones. As with all phrase based HTML tags it can be used in situations where consistancy between browsers is difficalt to acheive in other ways. When text is put between the opening and closing <code> tag it is displayed as a code text. Basic Usage <code>Some code text in here</code> Any text between the opening and closing tag will be displayed as a code text. Advance Usage It is possible to style and add functionality to the <code> tag, this is done by adding an attribute to after the p in the opening <code> tag Attributes allowed for the…
The <dfn> html tag
Overview The <dfn> HTML tag is known as a phrase tag, it is mainly used to style text. By default it makes text italic to illustrate that the tag text is a definition. It works equally as well in table based layouts as well as CSS based ones. As with all phrase based HTML tags it can be used in situations where consistancy between browsers is difficalt to acheive in other ways. When text is put between the opening and closing <dfn> tag it is displayed as a definition text. Basic Usage <dfn>Some definition text in here</dfn> Any text between the opening and closing tag will be displayed as a definition text. Advance Usage It is possible to style and add functionality to the <dfn> tag, this is done by adding an attribute to after the p in the opening <dfn> tag Attributes allowed for the <dfn>tag include :-class, dir,…
The <strong> html tag
Overview The <strong> HTML tag is known as a phrase tag, it is mainly used to style text. By default it makes text bold to emphasize the look of the tagged text. It is often used in replacement for the b tag. In SEO terms it helps with keyword optimisation, but it is unkown if it is more, less or equally effective as using the b tag. It works equally as well in table based layouts as well as CSS based ones. As with all phrase based HTML tags it can be used in situations where consistancy between browsers is difficalt to acheive in other ways. When text is put between the opening and closing <strong> tag it is displayed as a strong text. Basic Usage <strong>Some strong text in here</strong> Any text between the opening and closing tag will be displayed as a strong text. Advance Usage It is…
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