J & D Graphics HTML Guide

Basic HTML Guide - Part Two: The Basic Tags

Alignment - Left, Right, Center

There are three types of alignment you can have in an HTML document - Left, Right and Center. The only one of these with a specific tag is Center, which uses the <CENTER> and </CENTER> tags.

These tags are placed around the stuff you want to center, be it a paragraph of text, and image or a table. Here is a quick example:

<CENTER>

<P> This is a paragraph of really interesting text. Go on, read it. I dare you...

</CENTER>

Text Styles - Bold, Underlined and Italic

HTML has three tags that you can use to better format your text on the page. The <B> & </B> tags make the text between them bold.

The <U> and </U> make the text underlined. A word of warning about underlined text - use it sparingly as it can be mistaken for links, and infuriate the user.

The <I> and </I> make the text italic.

These tags can make the text more interesting to look at, and helps to emphasise titles or points you want to make.

Go onto the next section, which covers how to add links and images to your webpage.

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