
The Complete Idiot's HTML Tag Reference
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<DIV>
Creates a section (division) of the page, which can then be formatted using a style sheet.
Support:
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Notes:
- Most browsers start a new line after this tag.
- This tag requires the </DIV> end tag.
- See also the <SPAN> tag.
Attributes:
- ALIGN
= "Text"
The horizontal alignment of text within the division.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
3.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
2.0 and later |
Notes:
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Possible values: LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT, JUSTIFY.
- CLASS
= "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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You can specify two or more classes; be sure to separate each class name with a space.
- CLEAR
= "Text"
Determines whether the division text appears after an image if text is currently being wrapped around that image.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
3.0 and later |
Not supported |
Not supported |
Notes:
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The <IMG> tag's LEFT and RIGHT attributes enable you to wrap text around an image. If you use those attributes and the current text appears alongside an image, use the CLEAR attribute when you want the next line of text to begin below the image. (That is, when the left or right margin is clear of the image.) Use one of the following three values for this attribute:
- LEFTThe next line appears when the left margin is clear.
- RIGHTThe next line appears when the right margin is clear.
- ALLThe next line appears when both the left and right margins are clear.
- ID
= "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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Although you can use letters and numbers for the ID, the first character must be a letter.
- LANG
= "Text"
The language used by the tag's attribute values and text content.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Not supported |
- NOWRAP
= "True/False"
Controls whether division text is automatically wrapped at the right edge of the browser window.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
Not supported |
Not supported |
Not supported |
Notes:
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If you set this attribute to True, the browser will only start a new line when you use the <BR> tag.
- STYLE
= "Text"
The style or styles to use with the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
3.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Notes:
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If you enter multiple style properties, separate each one with a semi-colon (;).
Example:
This is unstyled text.
<DIV STYLE="color:chartreuse">
This is styled text.
</DIV>
How It Looks:
- This is unstyled text.
This is styled text.
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