D'Arcy J.M. Cain

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This page list the various HTML tags that describe different types of text in order to see what it looks like on various browsers. The tag name and short description for each is rendered using the relative tag.

The ABBREV element changes the character rendering of the contents of the element to logically represent abbreviations.

The ACRONYM element changes the character rendering of the contents of the element to logically represent acronyms.

The ADDRESS element defines a separated multi-line set of text to be rendered for address information.

The AU element changes the character rendering of the contents of the element to logically represent the name of an author.

The B element changes the physical rendering of the contents of the element to a bold font.

The BLINK element changes the physical rendering of the contents of the element to a blinking font.

The BLOCKQUOTE element defines a separated multi-line set of text to be rendered as quoted text.

The BQ element defines a multi-line set of text to be rendered as quoted text.

The CITE element changes the character rendering of the contents of the element to logically represent a citation.

The CODE element changes the character rendering of the contents of the element to logically represent computer code. It is intended for short words or phrases. PRE is recommended for multiple-line listings.

The CREDIT element is used to name the source of a block quotation or figure.

The DEL element changes the character rendering of the contents of the element to logically represent deleted text, for instance in modifications in legal documents.

The DFN element changes the character rendering of the contents of the element to logically represent a defining instance of a term.

The EM element changes the character rendering of the contents of the element to logically emphasize the text.

The H1 element identifies text to be separated and displayed as the most prominent header.

The H2 element identifies text to be separated and displayed less prominently than H1 but more prominently than H3.

The H3 element identifies text to be separated and displayed less prominently than H2 but more prominently than H4.

The H4 element identifies text to be separated and displayed less prominently than H3 but more prominently than H5.

The H5 element identifies text to be separated and displayed less prominently than H4 but more prominently than H6.

The H6 element identifies text to be separated and displayed less prominently than H5 but more prominently than default text.

The I element changes the physical rendering of the contents of the element to an italics (or slanted) font.

The INS element changes the character rendering of the contents of the element to logically represent inserted text, for instance in modifications in legal documents.

The KBD element changes the character rendering of the contents of the element to logically represent text entered as keyboard input.

The LISTING element defined a separated multi-line set of text to be rendered as it exists in the source document with the same line breaks.

The NOTE element changes the rendering of the contents of the element to logically represent separated notational text. The SRC attribute specifies an image to appear preceding the note.

The PERSON element changes the character rendering of the contents of the element to logically represent the name of people to allow these to be extracted automatically by indexing programs.

The PRE element defines a separated multi-line set of text to be rendered
as it exists in the source document with the same line breaks and spaces.
Normal text removes multiple spaces and line breaks in the source.

The Q element changes the character rendering of the contents of the element to logically represent a short quotation.

The S element changes the physical rendering of the contents of the element to a font with a strikeout line through the letters.

The SAMP element changes the character rendering of the contents of the element to logically represent a sequence of literal characters.

The SMALL element changes the physical rendering of the contents of the element to a smaller font than normal text, if practical.

The STRIKE element changes the physical rendering of the contents of the element to a font with a strikeout line through the letters.

The STRONG element changes the character rendering of the contents of the element to logically strengthen the text.

The SUB element changes the physical rendering of the contents of the element to a subscripted position.
(Normal text Subscripted Normal again.)

The SUP element changes the physical rendering of the contents of the element to a susbcripted position.
(Normal text Superscripted Normal again.)

The TT element changes the physical rendering of the contents of the element to a fixed width teletype font.

The U element changes the physical rendering of the contents of the element to an underlined font.

The VAR element changes the character rendering of the contents of the element to logically represent a variable name.

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