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Allowed HTML tags: <a href hreflang> <em> <strong> <cite> <blockquote cite> <code> <ul type> <ol start type> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <h2 id> <h3 id> <h4 id> <h5 id> <h6 id>
This site allows HTML content. While learning all of HTML may feel intimidating, learning how to use a very small number of the most basic HTML "tags" is very easy. This table provides examples for each tag that is enabled on this site.
For more information see the HTML Living Standard or use your favorite search engine to find other sites that explain HTML.
Tag Description You Type You Get Anchors are used to make links to other pages. <a href="https://www.bootstrap-italia.arturu.it">Bootstrap Italia</a>Bootstrap Italia Emphasized <em>Emphasized</em>Emphasized Strong <strong>Strong</strong>Strong Cited <cite>Cited</cite>Cited Block quoted <blockquote>Block quoted</blockquote>Block quoted
Coded text used to show programming source code <code>Coded</code>CodedUnordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item <ul> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ul>- First item
- Second item
Ordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item <ol> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ol>- First item
- Second item
No help provided for tag li. Definition lists are similar to other HTML lists. <dl> begins the definition list, <dt> begins the definition term and <dd> begins the definition description. <dl> <dt>First term</dt> <dd>First definition</dd> <dt>Second term</dt> <dd>Second definition</dd> </dl>- First term
- First definition
- Second term
- Second definition
No help provided for tag dt. No help provided for tag dd. Heading <h2>Subtitle</h2>Subtitle
Heading <h3>Subtitle three</h3>Subtitle three
Heading <h4>Subtitle four</h4>Subtitle four
Heading <h5>Subtitle five</h5>Subtitle five
Heading <h6>Subtitle six</h6>Subtitle six
Most unusual characters can be directly entered without any problems.
If you do encounter problems, try using HTML character entities. A common example looks like & for an ampersand & character. For a full list of entities see HTML's entities page. Some of the available characters include:
Character Description You Type You Get Ampersand && Greater than >> Less than << Quotation mark "" - Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The <br /> line break, <p> paragraph and </p> close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple of blank lines.
- Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically.
Plain text
- No HTML tags allowed.
- Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The <br /> line break, <p> paragraph and </p> close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple of blank lines.
- Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically.