Solid HTML That's As Solid As It Gets: Other HTML Tags
Nov 01 '01
The Bottom Line A number of other HTML tags exist which aren't commonly used but still come in handy. More HTML tags exist, and they will be added to this HTML guide.
There are a number of HTML tags which aren't commonly used, but these tags can still be useful. Some HTML tags act as containers. Some HTML tags act as text formatters. Some HTML tags are exclusive to one web browser or another (so it's necessary to be careful). Below are some HTML tags which can be useful:
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<ADDRESS>...</ADDRESS>
Although this HTML tag is rarely used these days, web browsers still recognize it. The ADDRESS tag is used to display contact and copyright information. The ADDRESS tag doesn't format text. However, the ADDRESS tag can be used outside the BODY tag. Think of the ADDRESS tag as the foot of the web page (which already has a HEAD and a BODY). Other HTML tags can be included between ADDRESS container tags.
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<CAPTION>...</CAPTION>
CAPTION is used within TABLE tags to provide a caption for a table. This is handy is a table contains an image.
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<BLOCKQUOTE>...</BLOCKQUOTE>
If a few words are being quoted in a web page, they can be placed in quotation marks within the text, or italicized within the text (or both). However, if a quote which spans several lines needs to appear in a web page (just as in a document file), then it needs to be indented further inside. BLOCKQUOTE exists for this purpose.
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<DIV ALIGN="left|center|right">...</DIV>
While Netscape web browsers, and even Microsoft web browsers recognize Netscape's CENTER tags, CENTER is not standard. The DIV tags were developed in response to CENTER. Wherever text or elements need to be centered on a web page, <DIV ALIGN="center">...</DIV> is encouraged. However, <DIV ALIGN="left">...</DIV> and <DIV ALIGN="right">...</DIV> are also possible. Some tags already use the ALIGN attribute, but for those tags which dont use ALIGN the DIV tag is handy.
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<PRE>...</PRE>
Text which needs to appear in a certain way, with spacing exactly where it is located, needs to be enclosed within PRE tags. PRE tags allow text to appear in a pre-formatted layout. Spaces which are normally ignored (and spacing which is normally reduced to one space) outside PRE tags are honored and recognized between PRE tags. Most web browsers tend to render text between PRE tags in a fixed-width font such as Courier New or Terminal.
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<EM>...</EM>
These tags are equivalent to <I>...</I>-- both italicize text. EM tags have been part of HTML longer than <I>...</I>, and all web browsers recognize them. EM tags, however, are "logical" tags: they provide emphasis to text in whatever manner a web browser prescribes. In most cases <EM>...</EM> and <I>...</I> are interchangeable (just don't mix-and-match); however, some very specialized web browsers won't handle <I>...</I>
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<STRONG>...</STRONG>
If <EM>...</EM> is equivalent to <I>...</I>, then <STRONG>...</STRONG> is equivalent to <B>...</B>. What was said for EM tags also goes for STRONG tags.
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<STRIKE>...</STRIKE>
Text appearing within STRIKE tags is rendered as regular text with a horizontal line through it. Web pages dealing with legal or revision tracking can benefit from the use of STRIKE tags.
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<S>...</S>
This tag is recognized by a few web browsers, and it is equivalent to <STRIKE>...</STRIKE>.
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<U>...</U>
Text between these tags appears underlined. Newer web browsers recognize <U>...</U>.
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<BIG>...</BIG>
Text between BIG tags is rendered in a larger than normal size.
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<SMALL>...</SMALL>
Text between SMALL tags is rendered in a smaller than normal size.
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<TT>..</TT> (fixed font or teletype font)
Text between TT tags is supposed to appear in a typewriter or teletype font. Text which represents programming code or soemthing to be typed is good for use with TT tags.
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<SUB>...</SUB>
Text which needs to appear in subscript is placed between SUB tags. Chemistry formulas and mathematical expressions are good candidates for SUB tags.
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<SUP>...</SUP>
Text which needs to appear in superscript is placed between SUP tags. Besides chemistry formulas and other/mathematical/scientific expressions, footnotes are good candidates for the SUP tags.
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Other HTML tags exist, some of which were rendered obsolete while others are specialized. As I find more I will all them to this HTML guide.
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