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Effect Beginning Tag Ending Tag Example Results
Bold <B> </B> <B>bold this text</B> bold this text
Underline <U> </U> <U>underline this text</U> underline this text
Italics <I> </I> <I>italicize this text</I> italicize this text
Font Color

When you're adding a color with HTML, sometimes you can just type in the name of the color. But for greater variety you'll need to use what's called the hex code.

<font color=color> 

to use a Hex code type

<font color=#FF0000>

</font> <font color=red>this text is red</font> 

<font color=#ff0000>this text is red</font> 

#FF0000 is the hex code for red

More information on colors

this text is red 
 

this text is red

Font Size <font size= > </font> <font size=4>this font size is four</font>

NOTE: For best results use numbers between 3 and 6. Larger numbers result in larger font sizes.

this font size is four
Combine Font Color and Size <font color=color size=4> </font>

will end both color and size

</font color> will stop just the color and the size will continue.

<font color=green size=4>this text is green and size 4</font> this text is green and size 4
Create a Headline <H1>, <H2>, <H3>, <H4> Smaller numbers result in larger headlines </H1>, </H2>, </H3>,</H4> <H1>Welcome</H1>

<H2>Welcome</H2>

Welcome

Welcome

Center a line or lines <center> </center> <center>Welcome</center>
Welcome
Create a Marquee <marquee> </marquee> <marquee>Welcome</marquee> Welcome

“Welcome” would be moving across the screen repeatedly.

Create a Table <TABLE>

<TR>

<TD>

<table border=#>

Sets the width of the border around the table cells

<table cellpadding=#>

Sets the amount of space between a cell’s border and its content

<table width=# or 50%>

Sets the width of the table in pixels or as a percent of the document width.

<td colspan=#>

Sets number of columns a cell should span

</TABLE>

</TR>

</TD>

<TABLE>

<TR>

<TD>This is Row 1, Cell 1 </TD>

<TD>This is Row 1, Cell 2 </TD>

<TD>This is Row 1, Cell 3 </TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD>This is Row2, Cell 1 </TD>

<TD>This is Row 2, Cell 2 </TD>

<TD>This is Row 2, Cell 3 </TD>

</TR>

</TABLE>

The table would look like the one below.

 

 

This is Row 1, Cell 1

 

This is Row 1, Cell 2 This is Row 1, Cell 3
 

This is Row 2, Cell 1

 

This is Row 2, Cell 2 This is Row 2, Cell 3
Create an Unordered List (Bulleted List) <UL>

<LI>

</UL> <UL>

<LI>One

<LI>Two

</UL>

  • One
  • Two
Create an Ordered List (Numbered List) <OL>

<LI>

</OL> <OL>

<LI>One

<LI>Two

</OL>

  1. One
  2. Two
Combine the two types of lists NOTE: Specify the type of bullet:

CIRCLE specifies a hollow bullet.

DISC specifies a solid round bullet (Default)

SQUARE specifies a square bullet

NOTE:

A specifies uppercase letters.

a lowercase letters.

I specifies uppercase Roman numerals.

i specifies lowercase Roman numeral.

1 specifies numbers (Default).

<OL>

<LI>One

<UL TYPE=square>

<LI>Bullet

<LI>Bullet

</UL>

<LI>Two

</OL>

  1. One
    • Bullet
    • Bullet
  2. Two


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