HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, 5th Edition

HTML Quick Reference

As with the other sections of this book, we use the Netscape and Internet Explorer icons to the far right of each item to indicate tags and attributes that are extensions to the HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 standards. If no icon is shown, the tag or attribute is part of the HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 standards.

We include the possible attributes (some required) indented below their respective tags. In the description, we give possible attribute values as either a range of integer numbers or a definitive list of options, where possible.

<a> ... </a>	Create a hyperlink anchor (href attribute) or fragment identifier (name attribute)
accesskey= char	Define the hot-key character for this anchor
charset= encoding	Specify the character set used to encode the target
coords= list	Specify a list of shape-dependent coordinates
href= url	Specify the URL of a hyperlink target
hreflang= language	Specify the language encoding for the target
name= name	Specify the name of a fragment identifier
rel= relationship	Indicate the relationship of this document to the target
rev= relationship	Indicate the reverse relationship of the target to this document
shape= shape	Define the region’s shape to be circ, circle, poly, polygon, rect, or rectangle
tabindex= value	Define the position of this anchor in the document’s tabbing order
target= name	Define the name of the frame or window to receive the referenced document
type= type