Text Phrases and Paragraphs - Text phrases (blocks) can be structured to suit a specific purpose such as creating a paragraph. This should not be confused with modifying the formatting of the text.
| Tag | Attribute | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ABBR | core, events | The material enclosed within this tag is the abbreviated form whereas the long form is defined by attributes within the tag |
| ACRONYM | core, events | Used to define acronyms |
| ADDRESS | core, events | Provides a special format for addresses. The BR element is used inside the ADDRESS tag to break the lines of an address |
| BLOCKQUOTE | core, events | Used to display long quotations |
| cite="..." | URL of the quoted text | |
| BR | core, events | Forces a line break |
| clear="..." | Sets location where next line begins after a floating object | |
| CITE | core, events | Cites a reference |
| CODE | core, events | Identifies a code fragment for display |
| DEL | core, events | |
| cite="..." | Shows text as having been deleted from document since last change. URL of the source document | |
| datetime="..." | Date and time of change | |
| DFN | core, events | Identifies a code fragment for display |
| EM | core, events | Emphasized text. The same as the I tag |
| INS | core, events | Show text as having been inserted into the document since the last change |
| cite="..." | URL of the source document | |
| datetime="..." | Indicates date and time of change | |
| KBD | core, events | Indicates text a user would type |
| P | core, events | Defines a paragraph. Note that the second ending paragraph tag is not mandatory |
| align="..." | COLOR="#FFE0E0">Controls alignment (left, center, right, justify) | |
| PRE | core, events | Displays pre-formatted text. This means that the text is displayed as it appears in the HTML text file. HTML does not re-interpret text between PRE tags |
| width="..." | Width of the pre-formatted text | |
| Q | core, events | Used to display short quotations which do not require paragraph breaks |
| cite="..." | URL of the quoted text | |
| SAMP | core, events | Identifies sample output |
| STRONG | core, events | Stonger emphasis of characters. The equivalent of the B tag |
| SUB | core, events | Subscript characters. Small characters placed below larger characters |
| SUP | core, events | Superscript characters. Small characters placed above larger characters |
| VAR | core, events | Declares a variable |