
The Complete Idiot's HTML Tag Reference
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<ISINDEX>
A structural tag that tells the browser the user can search an index.
Support:
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Notes:
- You can place this tag anywhere within the page (usually the head section).
- This tag is deprecated. Use <INPUT> (TEXT) instead.
Attributes:
- ACTION
= "Text"
The URL of the script that will perform the search.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
Not supported |
1.0 and later |
1.0 and later |
- 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 |
4.0 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.
- 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 |
4.0 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 |
- PROMPT
= "Text"
A string to use to prompt the user to enter search keywords.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
3.0 and later |
1.0 and later |
1.0 and later |
Notes:
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If you omit this attribute, the default prompt is used (which varies from browser to browser).
- This attribute is deprecated.
- 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 |
4.0 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:
<ISINDEX>
How It Looks:
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