Tags

Tags are the action words of HTML. They control the look and actions of the hypertext document. Tags can have attributes. These also change the way the document looks and how its interpreted by the browser. So the following list is a guideline and not a complete list. It's good starting point. After you open a tag its best to close it after the tag has done what you intended it to (unless it's a general use tag like the < HTML > or < BODY > & < HEAD > tags). An example would be a < FONT > tag.

• < HTML > this is the basic HTML tag that tells the browser this is a hypertext document < /HTML >. Do not forget the closing tag at the end of the document
• < HEAD > tags should have nested in them the META and TITLE tags. Nesting is placing tags inside tags. Close them in order. Example < HTML > < TITLE > your web page < /TITLE > < /HTML >
• < META > tags are very usefull for page descriptions and keywords so you can list your page with search engines.
• < TITLE > tag is used to displayed your pages title at the top of the browser
• < BODY > tags should start after the HEAD tag closes. This is where your TABLE, TEXT and FONT tags should be.
• < TEXT > tags are just that. Displays the text you want displayed
• < TABLE > tags are great for organizing information. Tables need attributes to work. Its best to just give an example of a table (look at the main page of this site) save it and send it to notepad.
• < FONT > tags describe the color, type and size of the font.
• < BR > tags will start your text on the next line. (no need to close)
• < HR > tags will give you a line across the page. (no need to close)
• < ADDRESSS> tag is used for a email address.
• < FOOTER > tag is where your closing and copyright information go.

This small list should cover the basic tags. Look around and see what style of page you like. It dose not hurt to copy some of the stuff you see. A few small changes and you can make it your own. Likewise you can customize the attributes by changing there values.