<HTML> ... </HTML>
These tags must appear at the start and end of every HTML file.
<HEAD> ... </HEAD>
The head appears at the top of the HTML file and contains title, date, author, key work index, and other identification information that will not appear on the browser in the body of the document.
<TITLE> ... </TITLE>
The specific part of the head that contains the title. This will often appear in a title line at the top of the broswer display.
<BODY> ... </BODY>
These tags must appear at the beginning and end of the entire collection of text and graphics that you want to appear on the browser.
<H1> ... </H1>
The headline attribute appears on either side of the text you want to be large and bold. Most browsers support increments from H1 (very large and bold) through H6 (bold but tiny).
<UL> ... </UL>
The "unordered list" tags appear at the beginning and end of bullet lists. They will automatically indent and bullet each line within the tags.
<OL> ... </OL>
The "ordered list" tags appear at the beginning and end of numbered lists. Like <UL> and </UL>, they will automatically indent and consecutively number each line within the tags.
<LI>
The "line item" tag starts each item in an unordered or numbered list. There is no need for a line break where <LI> is used. There is no ending tag.
<BR>
This is the tag for a forced line break. There is no ending tag.
<P>
This is the tag for a paragraph break that will leave space betweeen blocks of text. There is no need for an ending </P>, although many HTML writers use it by convention.
<A HREF="filename.htm"> ... </A>
This is a hypertext link to another HTML file. Ususally the name of the document appears in between the two tags and becomes the "clickable link." The quotation marks are an essential part of the coding, and the full path must be used unless the target file is in the same directory as the source file. Links can also be made to non-HTML files, like graphics, for example: <A HREF="image.gif"> ... </A>
<A HREF="http://www.simmons.edu"> ... </A>
<A HREF="mailto:kwithers@vmsvax.simmons.edu"> ... </A>
<A HREF="ftp://server/path/file.txt"> ...</A>
<A HREF="news:alt.elvis.sightings"> ... </A>
These are examples of hypertext links to other resources using common Internet protocols.
<IMG SRC="...">
This is an "inline" image link. The image will appear as part of the HTML page rather than jump the reader to a separate file. An example of the use is: <IMG SRC="spire.gif">. There is no ending tag.
<HR>
This is a "hard rule." It will place a line across the screen (breaking the text on either side). The line width and thickness can be defined, for example: <HR WIDTH=75% SIZE=2>