The HTML Reference
<MAP>--Creating Client-Side Image Maps
<MARQUEE>--Displaying Text In A Scrolling Marquee
<META>--Giving More Information About Your Web Page
<NOBR>--Avoiding Line Breaks<NOEMBED>--Handling Browsers That Don't Handle Embedding
<NOLAYER>--Handling Browsers That Don't Handle Layers
<NOSCRIPT>--Handling Browsers That Don't Handle JavaScript
<OBJECT>--Placing An Object Into A Web Page<OPTGROUP>--Creating A Select Control Item Group
<OPTION>--Creating A Select Control Item
<P>--Creating Paragraphs<PRE>--Displaying Preformatted Text
--Creating Client-Side Image Maps
Purpose: Creates an image map specification, encloses <AREA> elements that define the shapes in the image map. Pass the name of this map to the <IMG> element's USEMAP attribute.
Start Tag/End Tag: Required/Required
Supported: [3.2, 4, IE1, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS2, NS3, NS4]
Attributes:
* CLASS--Class of the element (used for rendering). [4, IE4, IE5]
* DIR--Gives the direction of directionally neutral text (text that doesn't have inherent direction in which you should read it). Possible values: LTR: left-to-right text or table and RTL: right-to-left text or table. [4, IE5]
* ID--A unique alphanumeric identifier for the tag, which you can use to refer to it. [4, IE4, IE5]
* LANG--Base language used for the tag. [4, IE4, IE5]
* LANGUAGE--Scripting language used for the tag. [IE4, IE5]
* NAME--Holds the name of the map for reference by other parts of the page. [3.2, 4, IE1, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS2, NS3, NS4]
* STYLE--Inline style indicating how to render the element. [4, IE4, IE5]
* TITLE--Holds additional information (which might be displayed in tool tips) for the element. [4, IE4, IE5]
Purpose: Displays scrolling text in a "marquee" style.
Start Tag/End Tag: Required/Required
Supported: [IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5]
Attributes:
* ALIGN--Sets the alignment of the text relative to the marquee. Set to: TOP (the default), MIDDLE, or BOTTOM. [IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* BEHAVIOR--Sets how the text in the marquee should move. Can be: SCROLL (the default; text scrolls across the marquee), SLIDE (text enters from one side and stops at the other side), or ALTERNATE (text seems to bounce from one side to the other). [IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* BGCOLOR--Sets the background color for the marquee box. Set to a color value or a predefined color name. [IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* DIR--Gives the direction of directionally neutral text (text that doesn't have inherent direction in which you should read it). Possible values: LTR: left-to-right text or table and RTL: right-to-left text or table. [IE5]
* DIRECTION--Sets the direction the text should scroll. Can be: LEFT (the default), RIGHT, DOWN, or UP. [IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* HEIGHT--Specifies the height of the marquee. The default is the height of the marquee's text. Set to a height in pixels or a percentage of the available display height. [IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* HSPACE--Gives the left and right margins outside the marquee. Set to a pixel value (the default is 0). [IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* LANG--Base language used for the tag. [IE4, IE5]
* LANGUAGE--Scripting language used for the tag. [IE4, IE5]
* LOOP--Sets how many times you want the marquee to cycle. Set to a positive integer or -1 for continuous cycling. [IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* SCROLLAMOUNT--Sets the horizontal space between each successive display of the text. Set to pixel values. [IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* SCROLLDELAY--Sets the number of milliseconds between each successive display of the text. Set to a positive integer millisecond value. [IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* STYLE--Inline style indicating how to render the element. [IE3, IE4, IE5]
* TITLE--Holds additional information (which might be displayed in tool tips) for the element. [IE4, IE5]
* TRUESPEED--Specifies that exact SCROLLDELAY values should be used as given. If you don't use this attribute, values less than 59 are set to 60 milliseconds. Set to TRUE or FALSE (the default). [IE4, IE5]
* VSPACE--Sets the top and bottom spacing margins outside the marquee. Set to a positive pixel value. The default value is 0. [IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* WIDTH--Sets the width of the marquee; the default value is 100 percent of the available display width. Set to positive integer pixel values or a percentage of the total display width. [IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5]
Purpose: Creates a menu list; usually rendered as an unordered list. Deprecated.
Start Tag/End Tag: Required/Required
Supported: [2, 3, 3.2, 4, IE1, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS1, NS2, NS3, NS4]
Attributes:
* CLASS--Class of the element (used for rendering). [4, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* COMPACT--Deprecated. Stand-alone attribute specifying that compact rendering be used. [2, 3, 3.2, 4]
* DIR--Gives the direction of directionally neutral text (text that doesn't have inherent direction in which you should read it). Possible values: LTR: left-to-right text or table and RTL: right-to-left text or table. [IE4, IE5]
* ID--A unique alphanumeric identifier for the tag, which you can use to refer to it. [4, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* LANG--Base language used for the tag. [4, IE4, IE5]
* LANGUAGE--Scripting language used for the tag. [IE4, IE5]
* STYLE--Inline style indicating how to render the element. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* TITLE--Holds additional information (which might be displayed in tool tips) for the element. [4, IE4, IE5]
Purpose: Includes "metadata" about your Web page consisting of keywords for search engines, refresh rates for client pull, and more. Metadata is passed as name/value pairs like this: NAME="DESCRIPTION", VALUE="Western view of the Alps", or HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" CONTENT="5".
Start Tag/End Tag: Required/Omitted This tag takes no content.
Supported: [2, 3, 3.2, 4, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS1, NS2, NS3, NS4]
Attributes:
* CONTENT--Required attribute giving the content of a name/value pair. The actual value you use depends if you're using the NAME or HTTP-EQUIV attribute. [2, 3, 3.2, 4, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS1, NS2, NS3, NS4]
* DIR--Gives the direction of directionally neutral text (text that doesn't have inherent direction in which you should read it). Possible values: LTR: left-to-right text or table and RTL: right-to-left text or table. [4]
* ID--Unique alphanumeric identifier for the tag, which you can use to refer to it. [NS4]
* HTTP-EQUIV--Connects the CONTENT attribute to an HTTP header field. If a browser asks for the page, the value of the content attribute will be passed to the browser as part of the HTTP header. [2, 3, 3.2, 4, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS1, NS2, NS3, NS4]
* LANG--Base language used for the tag. [4, NS4]
* NAME--Connects the CONTENT attribute to a name, such as "Keywords". When a Web browser or other agent requests the data connected to the name, the value of the CONTENT attribute will be sent. [2, 3, 3.2, 4, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS1, NS2, NS3, NS4]
* SCHEME--Specifies a predetermined format to be used to interpret the CONTENT attribute value. [4]
Purpose: Breaks text into columns.
Start Tag/End Tag: Required/Required
Supported: [NS3, NS4]
Attributes:
* COLS--This required attribute indicates the number of columns you want to break the text into. Set it to a positive integer. [NS3, NS4]
* GUTTER--Sets the number of pixels between columns. Set to a positive integer; the default is 10. [NS3, NS4]
* WIDTH--Supposed to be the width of each column, actually seems to be the width of all columns plus gutters. The default value is 100 percent of the display width. [NS3, NS4]
Purpose: Tells the browser not to break text into separate lines.
Start Tag/End Tag: Required/Required
Supported: [IE1, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS1, NS2, NS3, NS4]
Attributes:
* CLASS--Class of the element (used for rendering). [IE4, IE5]
* DIR--Gives the direction of directionally neutral text (text that doesn't have inherent direction in which you should read it). Possible values: LTR: left-to-right text or table and RTL: right-to-left text or table. [IE5]
* ID--Unique alphanumeric identifier for the tag, which you can use to refer to it. [IE4, IE5]
* LANG--Base language used for the tag. [IE4, IE5]
* LANGUAGE--Scripting language used for the tag. [IE4, IE5]
Purpose: Displays text (including hyperlinks) or HTML that doesn't use embedded components. For browsers that don't handle the <EMBED> element.
Start Tag/End Tag: Required/Required
Supported: [IE3, IE4, IE5, NS2, NS3, NS4]
Attributes:
* None
Purpose: Exposes text and/or HTML in browsers that don't handle layers.
Start Tag/End Tag: Required/Required
Supported: [NS4]
Attributes:
* None
Purpose: Used to add HTML for browsers that don't use JavaScript or other scripting languages.
Start Tag/End Tag: Required/Required
Supported: [4, IE4, IE5, NS3, NS4]
Attributes:
* CLASS--Class of the element (used for rendering). [4]
* DIR--Gives the direction of directionally neutral text (text that doesn't have inherent direction in which you should read it). Possible values: LTR: left-to-right text or table and RTL: right-to-left text or table. [4]
* ID--Unique alphanumeric identifier for the tag, which you can use to refer to it. [4, IE4, IE5]
* LANG--Base language used for the tag. [4]
* STYLE--Inline style indicating how to render the element. [4]
* TITLE--Holds additional information (which might be displayed in tool tips) for the element. [4]
Purpose: Embeds objects, such as ActiveX controls in Web pages. Can also handle the tasks of the <APPLET>, <EMBED>, <BGSOUND>, <SOUND>, and <IMG> elements.
Start Tag/End Tag: Required/Required
Supported: [4, IE3, IE4, IE5]
Attributes:
* ACCESSKEY--Sets the access key for the embedded component, which the user can use with a platform-specific key, like the Alt key in Windows to give the component the focus. [IE5]
* ALIGN--Sets the text alignment around the embedded component. Possible values for Internet Explorer: ABSBOTTOM, ABSMIDDLE, BASELINE, BOTTOM, LEFT, MIDDLE, RIGHT, TEXTTOP, or TOP. Possible values for Netscape Navigator: LEFT, RIGHT, TOP and BOTTOM. [4, IE4, IE5, NS2, NS3, NS4]
* CLASS--Class of the element (used for rendering). [4, IE4, IE5]
* CLASSID--Set to the class ID for the object. Set to a class ID value as set in the Windows Registry or a URL. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* CODE--Holds a URL pointing to the object's code or class. Required. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* CODEBASE--Specifies where to find the code for the object. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* CODETYPE--Indicates the MIME type of the code referred to by the CLASSID attribute. Set to an alphanumeric MIME type. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* DATA--Specifies the URL of the object's data. If you didn't specify a value for the CLASSID attribute, the MIME type of the data sets a default value for the CLASSID attribute. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* DATAFLD--Name of the column of the data source object that supplies the bound data. Set to alphanumeric characters. [IE4, IE5]
* DATASRC--Gives the URL or ID of the data source object supplying data bound to this element. W3C says this should be a URL; Internet Explorer says it should be a data source ID. [IE4, IE5]
* DECLARE--Indicates that the object should not be created or instantiated until needed (called late binding). Stand-alone attribute. [4]
* DIR--Gives the direction of directionally neutral text (text that doesn't have inherent direction in which you should read it). Possible values: LTR: left-to-right text or table and RTL: right-to-left text or table. [IE5]
* HEIGHT--Specifies the height of the object in pixels. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* HSPACE--Sets the horizontal spacing around objects in pixels. Set to pixel values. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* ID--Unique alphanumeric identifier for the tag, which you can use to refer to it. [4, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* LANG--Base language used for the tag. [IE4, IE5]
* LANGUAGE--Scripting language used for the tag. [IE4, IE5]
* NAME--Gives the object a name so you can use it with forms and scripts. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* STANDBY--Sets a text string for the browser to display while it loads the object. Set to alphanumeric text. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* STYLE--Inline style indicating how to render the element. [4, IE4, IE5]
* TABINDEX--Sets the tab index of the object. Using the Tab key, the user can tab around the elements of the Web page. Set to positive or negative integers. [4, IE4, IE5]
* TITLE--Holds additional information (which might be displayed in tool tips) for the element. [4, IE4, IE5]
* TYPE--Specifies the MIME type of the data referenced in the DATA attribute. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* USEMAP--Specifies the URL; usually in the same document of a client-side image map to be used with the object. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* VSPACE--Specifies the vertical spacing around objects in pixels (top and bottom padding.) Values: Positive integer pixel values. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5]
* WIDTH--Sets the width of the object in pixels. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS4]
Purpose: Creates an ordered list. You use this element to surround <LI> list items.
Start Tag/End Tag: Required/Required
Supported: [2, 3, 3.2, 4, IE1, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS1, NS2, NS3, NS4]
Attributes:
* CLASS--Class of the element (used for rendering). [3, 4, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* CLEAR--Used to move past aligned images or other elements. Set to NONE (the default; just a normal break), LEFT (breaks line and moves down until there is a clear left margin past the aligned element), RIGHT (breaks line and moves down until there is a clear right margin past the aligned element), or ALL (breaks line and moves down until both margins are clear of the aligned element). [3]
* COMPACT--Deprecated. Stand-alone attribute specifying that compact rendering be used. [2, 3, 3.2, 4]
* DIR--Gives the direction of directionally neutral text (text that doesn't have inherent direction in which you should read it). Possible values: LTR: left-to-right text or table and RTL: right-to-left text or table. [4, IE5]
* ID--A unique alphanumeric identifier for the tag, which you can use to refer to it. [3, 4, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* LANG--Base language used for the tag. [3, 4, IE4, IE5]
* LANGUAGE--Scripting language used for the tag. [IE4, IE5]
* START--Deprecated. Specifies the first number in the sequence if it's other than 1. [3.2, 4, IE1, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS1, NS2, NS3, NS4]
* STYLE--Inline style indicating how to render the element. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* TITLE--Holds additional information (which might be displayed in tool tips) for the element. [3, 4, IE4, IE5]
* TYPE--Deprecated. Specifies the type of list item; for ordered lists, set to A (uppercase letters), a (lowercase letters), I (large roman numerals), i (small roman numerals), 1 (default numbering scheme). [2, 3, 3.2, 4, IE1, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS1, NS2, NS3, NS4]
Purpose: Groups selection list choices into a hierarchy.
Start Tag/End Tag: Required/Required
Supported: [4]
Attributes:
* CLASS--Class of the element. [4]
* DISABLED--Specifies that the element is disabled when first displayed. Stand-alone attribute. [4]
* DIR--Gives the direction of directionally neutral text (text that doesn't have inherent direction in which you should read it). Possible values: LTR: left-to-right text or table and RTL: right-to-left text or table. [4]
* DISABLED--Specifies that the element is disabled when first displayed. Stand-alone attribute. [4]
* ID--Unique alphanumeric identifier for the tag, which you can use to refer to it. [4]
* LABEL--Holds a short label that should be used when using OPTGROUP elements to create a hierarchy of list values. Set to alphanumeric characters. [4]
* LANG--Base language used for the tag. [4]
* STYLE--Inline style indicating how to render the element. [4]
Purpose: Specifies a list item in the list of a SELECT control.
Start Tag/End Tag: Required/Optional
Supported: [2, 3, 3.2, 4, IE1, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS1, NS2, NS3, NS4]
Attributes:
* CLASS--Class of the element. [3, 4, IE4, IE5]
* DIR--Gives the direction of directionally neutral text (text that doesn't have inherent direction in which you should read it). Possible values: LTR: left-to-right text or table and RTL: right-to-left text or table. [4, IE5]
* DISABLED--Specifies that the element is disabled when first displayed. Stand-alone attribute. [3, 4, IE5]
* ID--Unique alphanumeric identifier for the tag, which you can use to refer to it. [3, 4, IE4, IE5]
* LABEL--Holds a short label that should be used when using OPTGROUP elements to create a hierarchy of list values. Set to alphanumeric characters. [4]
* LANG--Base language used for the tag. [3, 4, IE4, IE5]
* LANGUAGE--Scripting language used for the tag. [, IE4, IE5]
* SELECTED--Indicates that the item should appear selected at first. Stand-alone attribute. [2, 3, 3.2, 4, IE1, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS1, NS2, NS3, NS4]
* STYLE--Inline style indicating how to render the element. [4]
* TABINDEX--Sets the tab index of the element, which locates it in the tab order of the form, allowing the user to press the Tab key and navigate from element to element. Set to positive or negative integers. [4]
* VALUE--Holds the value to be sent to the server if the item is chosen. The default is the content of the OPTION element. Set to an alphanumeric string. [2, 3, 3.2, 4, IE1, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS1, NS2, NS3, NS4]
Events:
* Internet Explorer--onlayoutcomplete, onlosecapture, onpropertychange, onreadystatechange, onselectstart
* Netscape Navigator--none
Purpose: Formats text into a paragraph and adds space before the paragraph.
Start Tag/End Tag: Required/Optional
Supported: [2, 3, 3.2, 4, IE1, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS1, NS2, NS3, NS4]
Attributes:
* ALIGN--Deprecated in HTML 4. Sets the alignment of the text in the paragraph; set to LEFT (the default), RIGHT, CENTER, or JUSTIFY. [3, 3.2, 4, IE1, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS1, NS2, NS3, NS4]
* CLASS--Class of the element (used for rendering). [3, 4, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* DIR--Gives the direction of directionally neutral text (text that doesn't have inherent direction in which you should read it). Possible values: LTR: left-to-right text or table and RTL: right-to-left text or table. [4, IE5]
* ID--Unique alphanumeric identifier for the tag, which you can use to refer to it. [3, 4, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* LANG--Base language used for the tag. [3, 4, IE4, IE5]
* LANGUAGE--Scripting language used for the tag. [IE4, IE5]
* STYLE--Inline style indicating how to render the element. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* TITLE--Holds additional information (which might be displayed in tool tips) for the element. [3, 4, IE4, IE5]
Purpose: Supplies parameters to the object specified by the enclosing <OBJECT> or <APPLET> element.
Start Tag/End Tag: Required/Omitted. This element contains no content.
Supported: [3.2, 4, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS2, NS3, NS4]
Attributes:
* DATAFLD--Name of the column of the data source object that supplies the bound data. Set to alphanumeric characters. [IE4, IE5]
* DATAFORMATAS--Specifies if bound data is plain text or HTML. Set to HTML, PLAINTEXT, or TEXT. [IE4, IE5]
* DATASRC--Gives the URL or ID of the data source object supplying data bound to this element. W3C says this should be a URL; Internet Explorer says it should be a data source ID. [IE4, IE5]
* ID--Unique alphanumeric identifier for the tag, which you can use to refer to it. [4]
* NAME--Specifies the name of the parameter. Set to an alphanumeric string. Required. [3.2, 4, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS2, NS3, NS4]
* TYPE--Sets the MIME type of the parameter. [4]
* VALUE--Specifies the value of the parameter. Set to alphanumeric values. [3.2, 4, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS2, NS3, NS4]
* VALUETYPE--Sets the MIME type of the value. [4]
Purpose: Tells the browser that the enclosed text is preformatted and should not be reformatted.
Start Tag/End Tag: Required/Required
Supported: [2, 3, 3.2, 4, IE1, IE2, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS1, NS2, NS3, NS4]
Attributes:
* CLASS--Class of the element (used for rendering). [3, 4, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* COLS--Indicates the number of columns to use for the text. [NS4]
* DIR--Gives the direction of directionally neutral text (text that doesn't have inherent direction in which you should read it). Possible values: LTR: left-to-right text or table and RTL: right-to-left text or table. [4, IE5]
* ID--Unique alphanumeric identifier for the tag, which you can use to refer to it. [3, 4, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* LANG--Base language used for the tag. [3, 4, IE4, IE5]
* LANGUAGE--Scripting language used for the tag. [IE4, IE5]
* STYLE--Inline style indicating how to render the element. [4, IE3, IE4, IE5, NS4]
* TITLE--Holds additional information (which might be displayed in tool tips) for the element. [3, 4, IE4, IE5]
* WIDTH--Sets the maximum number of characters per line, usually 40, 80, or 132. [2, 3, 3,2, 4]
* WRAP--Indicates if the text should or should not wrap. [NS4]
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