| <p> </p> (end tag is optional) | Starting a new paragraph. | |||
| <span id="name"> </span> | Creating inline spans. | |||
| <span class="name"> </span> | ||||
| <br /> (no end tag) | Creating a line break. | |||
| <b> </b> | Making text bold. | |||
| <i> </i> | Making text Italic. | |||
| <u> </u> | underlined text | |||
| <strong> </strong> | Same as <b> </b> in the current standard | |||
| <em> </em> | Same as <i> </i> in the current standard | |||
| <big> </big> | <p><big>Don't get me wrong,</big> I don't mean that </p> | Making text bigger. | ||
| <small> </small> | <p><small>The oppinions expressed on this page are mine.</small></p> | Making text smaller. | ||
| <code> </code> | Using a monospaced font. | |||
| <tt> </tt> | Using a monospaced font. | |||
| <kbd> </kbd> | Using a monospaced font. | |||
| <samp> </samp> | Using a monospaced font. | |||
| <pre> </pre> | <pre> This tag defines preformatted text. It displays a fixed-width font (usually Courier), | This tag defines preformatted text. It displays a fixed-width font (usually Courier), | Text in a <pre> element is displayed in a fixed-width font (usually Courier), and it preserves both spaces and line breaks. | |
| and it preserves Plain Text with original indents, spances, and line breaks. </pre> | and it preserves Plain Text with original indents, spances, and line breaks. | |||
| <blockquote> </blockquote> | <blockquote cite="http://www.kingsolver.com"> | Block quote | ||
| </blockquote> | ||||
| <q> </q> | <p>And then she said <q>Have you read Kingsolver's <q> | And then she said "Have you read Kingsolver's | ||
| High Tide in Tucson</q>? It's inspiring.</q></p> | 'High Tide in Tucson'? It's inspiring. | |||
| <sub> </sub> | Create subscript | |||
| <sup> </sup> | Create superscript | |||
| <ins> </ins> | Mark newly inserted text. | |||
| <del> </del> | Mark deleted text. | |||
| <abbr title="explanation"> </abbr> | Explaining abbreviation. | |||
| <acronym title="explanation"> </acronym> | Explanining acronym. | |||
| <center> </center> | Centering elements on a page. Same as <div align="center"> </div> | |||