Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd>
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 W3C's HTML Specifications 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="http://www.drupalcoder.com">Drupal coder</a> | Drupal coder |
| Emphasized | <em>Emphasized</em> | Emphasized |
| Strong | <strong>Strong</strong> | Strong |
| Cited | <cite>Cited</cite> | Cited |
| Coded text used to show programming source code | <code>Coded</code> | Coded |
| Unordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item | <ul> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ul> |
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| Ordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item | <ol> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ol> |
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| 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> |
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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 | " | " |
