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5. Use HTML Tags

Sun, 11/30/2008 - 11:17 — doug

UPDATE

With the new WYSIWYG editor, you aren't required to put in your own HTML. But feel free to read this for your own edification.

What Are Tags?

  • A tag is a formatting statement surrounded by arrow brackets ("<" and ">").

Here's an example:

HTML "code" 
<em>Tags</em> can be placed <strong>in the sentences</strong> 
you include in your posts.
Resulting Formatting
Tags can be placed in the sentences you include in your posts.

Always remember to close your tags! You do this by ending with the same tag, with a "/" preceding the closing word: Opening tag → <strong> Bold Text </strong> ← Closing tag. There you go. Have at it.

Sample HTML Tags

HTML Tag Resulting Format

< h1 >

Heading 1

< h2 >

Heading 2

< h3 >

Heading 3
< em > emphasis (italics)
< strong > strong (bold)

Un-ordered Lists

< ul >
  • list item
    • sub item
    • sub item
  • list item
  • list item
  • list item

Ordered Lists

< ol >
  1. list item
  2. list item
  3. list item
  4. list item

Ordered List Types

< ol type=I >
< ol type=A >
< ol type=1 >
< ol type=a >
< ol type=i >
  1. list item
    1. list item
      1. list item
        1. list item
          1. list item
          2. list item
        2. list item

        2. < ol type=a >

      2. list item
      3. list item
      4. list item

      2. < ol type=i >

    2. list item
    3. list item
    4. list item

    2. < ol type=A >

  2. list item
  3. list item
  4. list item

Pre-formatted Text

< pre >

 
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, 
consectetuer adipiscing elit.
Aenean vitae erat. Curabitur 
dui. Maecenas lacinia posuere 
mi. Maecenas mollis felis ut 
turpis.

Indented Text

< blockquote >

 Regular text, then indent with the <blockquote> tag:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean vitae erat. Curabitur dui. Maecenas lacinia posuere mi. Maecenas mollis felis ut turpis.


by Dr. Radut.