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Text Formatting

In every web page you will, at one time or another, want to use text formatting. Maybe a different color, style, type, or alignment of text. There are many different ways that you can manipulate text. We'll start with the very basics here and then play with the many specifications of formats.

This is a list of all the formatting commands; click on the command to view examples and information.

Command Function Specifications

 Font format SIZE=
FACE=
COLOR=

<H?> Paragraph Heading Sizes are from 1 to 6

<PRE> Preformatted none

 Bold Type none

/td> Italics none

 Underline none

<TT> Typewritter none

<STRIKE> Strikeout none

<BLINK> Blinking text none

The font command is used to change the size, type, and color of text. When specifying a font type you will need to have the font installed on your computer before it will be displayed on the screen. The same goes for people who are visiting your site; they will also need to have the same font installed. If you want to use a special font on your page, be nice and provide a link to your font so they can download and install it.

Example:
This is font type "Amaze", in size +3, and color value of CC0099.
Reads:
This is font type "Amaze", size +3, and color value of CC0099.
(Amaze font is offered on this site under "Free Stuff", "Fonts")

You can specify a color value either by the color name or by the RGB value. When using color names you are limited to the basic colors. RGB color values are from a-f and 0-9. Each value will be preceeded by a pound sign (#). For a short list of hexidecimal color values click the button below.

size=value|+-value

Example:
You can make your text huge,
or very tiny
Reads:
You can make your text huge, or very tiny.

<H?>

Paragraph headings come in six sizes, 1-6; one being the largest, six being the smallest.

Example:
<h1>Heading 1</h1>

Reads:

Heading 1

Also notice that there are no spaces between the H and the number. Always end the heading command with </H?>, be sure to include the heading number.

<PRE>

Preformatted text comes in handy when you want the viewer to read text exactly as you have typed it.
Example:
<PRE>This is
a paragraph typed
in preformatted text</PRE>
Reads:

     This is
     a paragrah typed
     in preformatted text

Notice in the code that there are no breaks ( ) commands in the paragraph yet the text breaks exactly the way it is typed. With preformatted text, all other text formats must be ended before using the <PRE> command.

Bold text can be achieved in two ways either by or by . Either way will produce bold text.

Example:
This text is bold.
Reads:
This text is bold

Italics can be achieved in two ways, or . Both ways will produce the same effect.

Example:
This text is in Italics
Reads:This text is in Italics

Underline is commonly used in emphasizing text.
Example:
Sometimes you need to emphasize a word in a sentence by underlining it.
Reads:
Sometimes you need to emphasize a word in a sentence by underlining it.

<TT>

Typewritter is not widely used, but you may find a time when you would like to use it.
Example:
<TT>This is text in typewritter form.</TT>.
Reads:
This is text in typewritter form.

Strikeout is self explainatory:
Example:
<STRIKE>Text in strikeout</STRIKE>
Reads:
~~Text in strikeout~~

<BLINK>

The blink text will make the text flash off and on on the page:

Example:
<blink>Blinking Text</blink>

Reads:
Blinking Text

Some browsers do not recognize the blink command. Be carefull when using the blink command, to many blinking items will not only take away from the design of your page, it will make the page gaudy and unprofessional. Be sure to end the blink command with </blink>.