| Tag | Attribute | Use |
|---|---|---|
| <Hx> | ALIGN= | Left, Right, Center; Heading x=1-6 |
| <DIV> | ALIGN= | Left, Right, Center; a section of text |
| <P> | ALIGN= | Left, Right, Center; paragraph text |
| <CENTER>* | none | Should use the "ALIGN=Center" Options in <P> or <DIV> instead |
| <BR># | none | Break, Start a new line |
| <HR># | with none | a horizontal line completely across page |
| " | SIZE=N | Thickness of line in N pixels |
| " | WIDTH=X | Length of line in X pixels |
| " | WIDTH="X%" | Length of line as "X%" of page width |
| " | ALIGN= | Left, Right, Center horizontal line |
| " | NOSHADE | Line appears without 3-D shading |
| <B> | none | Bold text |
| <I> | none | Italize text |
| <U>* | none | Underline text |
| <SUB> | none | H20 |
| <SUP> | none | E=mc2 |
| <TT> | none | Typewriter font |
| <STRIKE> | none | |
| <S>* | none | |
| <CITE> | none | A Citation |
| <CODE> | none | Sample code |
| <SAMP> | none | |
| <EM> | none | Emphasized text |
| <KBD> | none | Keyboard text |
| <STRONG> | none | Strong text |
| <DFN> | none | Definition text |
| <KEY> | none | A |
| <VAR> | none | A Variable |
| <BIG> | none | Larger text |
| <SMALL> | none | Smaller text |
| <BLOCKQUOTE> | none | Left, right indents long quotes |
| <ADDRESS> | none | Name, address, or page copyright information |
| <PRE> | none | Preformatted text |
| <FONT>* | SIZE=N | N=1-7 to size font, default=3; or +N or -N respect to BASEFONT |
| " | FACE=list | list=Arial, Times New Roman, Garamond, Courier New, ... |
| <BASEFONT>*# | SIZE=N | N=1-7 to size font, default=3 |
| <BLINK> | none | text; an unpopular Netscape extension |
| <NOBR> | none | Will not wrap enclosed text; an HTML extension |
| <WBR># | none | Will wrap text at this point, if necessary; an HTML extension |
| # Tag has no end tag | ||
| *Deprecated, i.e., supported but not recommended in HTML 4 | ||
Adapted from Table 5.2, pages 152-154, Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML 4 in 14 Days by Laura Lemay; Sams.net Publishing, 1997.