HTML Basics

This page includes some basic HTML tags that are commonly used when building websites. Many website builders available online don’t require much, if any, HTML knowledge, but for those times when you need a little bit of know-how, hopefully this page will come in handy.

<b>Makes Bold Text</b>  Makes Bold Text

<i>Makes Italic Text</i>  Makes Italic Text

<center>Centers Text or Images</center>

<font size=”X”>Text in Here</font>  Sets font size using a number 1-7

<font color=”#X”>Text Here</font>  Hex Code # changes Font Color*

<p>Creates a New Paragraph</p>

<br>Inserts a
Line Break

<hr>Inserts a Horizontal Rule (A line)

<p align=”X”> Choose “Left” “Right” “Center” or “Justify” to Align

<a href=”URL Here”>Text Here</a>  Creates a Text Link (Hyperlink)

<a href=”mailto:EMAIL ADDRESS HERE”>Email Text Here</a>
Creates a Link to Send an Email

<img src=”URL of Image Here”>  Inserts an Image

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<a href=”URL of Site Here” target=”_blank”>
<img src=”URL of Image”></a>
Makes an image clickable, and opens in a new window.

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*  Hex Values are the number codes for colors that are read and understood by your browser. Click here for a handy Hex Value Color Code Chart.

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