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Table of Contents
Microsoft® Internet Explorer 2.0 adds many new features which are great for HTML authors.
This document covers a link to the complete list of tags supported by Internet
Explorer 2.0, a breakdown of the tags by category, and an alphabetical list
of each of the tags.
If you have problems viewing the information in the tables, you can modify your Microsoft Internet
Explorer 2.0 font size by clicking the Fonts menu, clicking View, and changing your
current selection.
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All Tags Supported by Internet Explorer 2.0 |
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Basics | Lists the basic tags you need to create an HTML file. |
| Character Set | Lists the ISO Latin-1 and complete character sets for English (US) you can represent in HTML. |
| Client Pull | Client Pull provides the ability to automatically load a new document in the specified time or reload a document on a regular basis. |
| Client-Side Image Maps | The most common use of image maps is to allow users to access different documents by clicking different areas in an image. |
| Color | Lists the supported colornames and the tags which support these colornames. |
| Font Formatting | Lists the different tags used to format fonts. |
| Forms | Includes tags which produces forms, form control types, and list boxes. |
| Lists | Includes all of the tags which support different list types. |
| Multimedia and Images | Learn how to use tags to embed video clips, sound, and marquees. |
| Table Support | Includes the Internet Explorer 2.0 table tag extensions to support HTML tables. |
Tags Listed in Alphabetical Order
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Stands for anchor and specifies a hypertext link. |
| ADDRESS | Renders text as italics. See also Cite, Dfn, Em, I. |
| AREA | Specifies the shape of a "hot spot" in a client-side image map. |
| B | Renders text in boldface. See also Strong. |
| BASE | Specifies document's URL. |
| BASEFONT | Sets base font value. |
| BGSOUND | This new tag allows you to create pages with background sounds or "soundtracks." |
| BLOCKQUOTE | Sets apart a quotation in text. |
| BODY | Specifies beginning and end of document body. |
| BR | Inserts a line break. |
| CAPTION | Specifies a caption for a table and must be used within the TABLE tag. |
| CENTER | Causes subsequent text and images to be centered. |
| CITE | Renders text in italics. See also Address, Dfn, Em, I. |
| CODE | Specifies a code sample. See also Samp. |
| COMMENT | Indicates a comment. |
| DD | Specifies a definition in a definition list. |
| DFN | Renders text in italics. See also Address, Cite, Em, I. |
| DIR | Denotes a directory list. |
| DL | Denotes a definition list. |
| DT | Specifies a term in a definition list. |
| EM | Renders text in italics. See also Address, Cite, Dfn, I. |
| FONT | Changes the font. |
| FORM | Denotes a form. |
| HN | Renders text in heading style. |
| HR | Draws a horizontal rule. |
| HTML | Denotes the file is an HTML document. |
| I | Renders text in italics. See also Address, Cite, Dfn, Em. |
| IMG | Enables you to embed .avi (Audio Video Interleave) video clips in HTML pages. |
| INPUT | Specifies a form control. |
| ISINDEX | Indicates the presence of a searchable index. |
| KBD | Renders text in fixed-width and boldface type. |
| LI | Denotes one item of a list. |
| LISTING | Renders text in fixed-width type. See also Pre, Tt, Xmp. |
| MAP | Specifies a collection of hot spots for a client-side image map. |
| MARQUEE | This new tag enables you to create a scrolling text marquee. |
| MENU | Denotes a list of items. |
| META | Internet Explorer supports client pull using the META tag. |
| NOBR | Turns off line breaking. |
| OL | Draws lines of text as an ordered list. |
| OPTION | Denotes one choice in a list box. |
| P | Denotes a paragraph. |
| PLAINTEXT | Renders text in fixed-width type without processing tags. |
| PRE | Renders text in fixed-width type. See also Listing, Tt, Xmp. |
| S | Renders text in strikethrough type. |
| SAMP | Specifies a code sample. See also Code. |
| SELECT | Denotes a list box or dropdown list. |
| STRIKE | Renders text in strikethrough type. See S. |
| STRONG | Renders text in boldface. See B. |
| TABLE | Internet Explorer 2.0 fully supports HTML tables according to the HTML 3.0 draft standard. |
| TITLE | Specifies a title for the document. |
| TT | Renders text in fixed-width type. See also Pre, Listing, Xmp. |
| U | Renders text underlined. |
| UL | Draws lines of text as a bulleted list. |
| VAR | Renders text as a small fixed-width font. |
| WBR | Inserts a soft linebreak in a block of NOBR text. |
| XMP | Renders text in fixed-width type. See also Listing, Pre, Tt. |
