Basic HTML: Text Formatting Tags


<B></B> Displays text asBoldface.
<I></I> Displays text as Italics.
<U></U> Underlines text.
<STRIKE></STRIKE> Places a mark through the text.
<BIG></BIG> Makes text Bigger.
<SMALL></SMALL> Makes text Smaller.
<STRONG></STRONG> Makes text Bigger and Bolder?
<SUB></SUB> Allows you to create Subscripts 1.
<SUP></SUP> Allows you to create Superscripts like E=MC2.
<BLINK></BLINK> Avoid this, it's annoying!
<CENTER></CENTER> Centers text on the screen (see the header!)
<H1> thru <H6> Makes text bolder, bigger and adds spacing
<FONT> Changes the font size, type, and color
<TT> Makes a really ugly monospaced font!

















<H1> thru <H6>

This is a header using <H1>

This is a header using <H2>

This is a header using <H3>

This is a header using <H4>

This is a header using <H5>
This is a header using <H6>

















<FONT> Attibutes --

SIZE Sets size of font (valid: 1-7, default is 3)
COLOR Sets font color (can use RGB triplets or reserve word colors)
SIZE Using a font size = 1
SIZE Using a font size = 2
SIZE Using a font size = 3
SIZE Using a font size = 4
SIZE Using a font size = 5
SIZE Using a font size = 6
SIZE Using a font size = 7
SIZE Using a font size = -2
SIZE Using a font size = -1
SIZE Using a font size = +0
SIZE Using a font size = +1
SIZE Using a font size = +2
SIZE Using a font size = +3
SIZE Using a font size = +4

Notice:

  1. Netscape Color Palette (reserve words) and Universal RGB triplets