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HTML Reference

By Lee Underwood

The HyperText Markup Language has been around since the beginning of the World Wide Web. It is the basis of most Web sites.

HTML is a language that uses text and a defined set of commands (known as tags) to create most of what you see on a World Wide Web page. The tags can serve two distinct functions: They either "tell" the text how to behave (bold, italic, etc.), or make the text act as a command to insert a link, picture, or sound onto your page.

According to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), "HTML is the lingua franca for publishing hypertext on the World Wide Web. It is a non-proprietary format based upon SGML, and can be created and processed by a wide range of tools, from simple plain text editors — you type it in from scratch — to sophisticated WYSIWYG authoring tools. HTML uses tags such as <h1> and </h1> to structure text into headings, paragraphs, lists, hypertext links etc."

The links below have been assembled to help you, no matter what your level of HTML expertise.

Also, don't forget our forums. You can always find an answer there.

Specifications and Usage

• HTML 4.01 Element Reference
• World Wide Web Consortium 4.01 Specification
• HTML Character Reference
• HTML Special Characters and Browser Compatibility
• Web Color Reference
• HTML 4.01 in Netscape and Explorer
• HTML Standards Compliance - Why Bother?

For Beginners

• HTML Tutor - Getting Started
• Beginners' Guide to HTML or, How To Make Your First Web Site
• HTML Primer
• Getting Started Tutorial
• What Every Web Developer Should Know - The Basics
• Back to Basics: META Tags
• HTML with Style Tutorials
• Introduction to HTML
• Introduction to Web Design
• The Structure of HTML Documents

Advanced

• Using the DOCTYPE Tag
• Extreme HTML Optimization
• HTML Optimization

Tables

• Splicing and Dicing Images with Tables
• Table Tricks and Truths
• Table Talk
• Tables Tutorial
• The Art of Cross-Browser Table Building
• HTML Tables
• The HTML 4.0 Table Model
• Tables Generator (JavaScript)

Frames

• I've Been Framed!
• How to Design Fantastic Frames
• Frames Tutorial
• Dynamic Synchronized Frames
• Framing the Web
• Frames - Multi-View Presentation of Documents

Editors and Tools

• WebReference Software Reviews
• WebReference Editor List (Covers Windows and Mac)
• Editor Listing at Script Search

Validation

• Tools & Services

Miscellaneous

• Top Ten HTML-Related Questions
• Imagemapping: From Both Sides
• Web Talk for Wireheads: Cookies
• Dynamic Fonts: Name's the Same but the Voice Has Changed
• Something 4 Nothing Web Pages
• All About Server Side Includes
• Forms Tutorial
• The Seven Habits of Effective Web Sites
• Practicing Safe Code