Allowed HTML tags: <p> <a> <br> <em> <strong> <blockquote> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <h2> <h3> <h4> <h5> <h6> <small>
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 By default paragraph tags are automatically added, so use this tag to add additional ones. <p>Paragraph one.</p> <p>Paragraph two.</p>
Paragraph one.
Paragraph two.
Anchors are used to make links to other pages. <a href="https://www.kirkbylonsdale.co.uk">Kirkby Lonsdale</a>
Kirkby Lonsdale By default line break tags are automatically added, so use this tag to add additional ones. Use of this tag is different because it is not used with an open/close pair like all the others. Use the extra " /" inside the tag to maintain XHTML 1.0 compatibility Text with <br />line break
Text with
line breakEmphasized <em>Emphasized</em>
Emphasized Strong <strong>Strong</strong>
Strong Block quoted <blockquote>Block quoted</blockquote>
Block quoted
Unordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item <ul> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ul>
- First item
- Second item
Ordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item <ol> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ol>
- First item
- Second item
No help provided for tag li. 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>
- First term
- First definition
- Second term
- Second definition
No help provided for tag dt. No help provided for tag dd. Heading <h2>Subtitle</h2>
Subtitle
Heading <h3>Subtitle three</h3>
Subtitle three
Heading <h4>Subtitle four</h4>
Subtitle four
Heading <h5>Subtitle five</h5>
Subtitle five
Heading <h6>Subtitle six</h6>
Subtitle six
No help provided for tag small. 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 "
" - Your typing habits may include hitting the return key twice when completing a paragraph. This site will accomodate your habit, and ensure the content is in keeping with the the stylistic formatting of the site's theme.
- Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.