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://skinnerclan.org">skinnerclan.org</a> | skinnerclan.org |
| 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 | " | " |
This site uses Texy! to format and alter entered content. Texy! provides an intuitive and easy to read syntax which is automatically filtered into XHTML upon content submission.
Block quoted
Quoted inline
<em>Texy!</em>More information can be found at the official Texy! page.
CSS attributes can be applied to blocks (paragraphs, headers,
etc.). CSS classes are specifed with "(class)";
CSS IDs are specified with "(#id)"; both can be
specified with "(class#id)". An arbtirary
CSS style can be applied by using
"{style}". Finally, language attributes are
applied using "[language]".
Additionally, alignment and indentation shorthands are provided. To
left-align, right-align, center, and justify text, use
"<", ">", "=", and
"<>", respectively. "(" left-indents
a block 1em for each occurrence, and ")" right-indents
similarly.
Tables have additional options. "^", "-",
and "~" specify top, middle, and bottom vertical
alignment. The "_" attribute on a cell indicates that
it is a table header.
The examples below illustrate these attributes.
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Headingshx. (where x is 1 - 6)
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| h1. Heading | Heading |
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| h2(class). Heading with class | Heading with class |
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Paragraphs |
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| p=. Centered text | Centered text |
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| p())(#id). Indented text with ID |
Indented text with ID |
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Block quotes |
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| bq(class#id). Quote with class and ID |
Quote with class and ID |
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| bq[en]. English quote |
English quote
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Ordered lists |
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{color: blue}# Attributes specified # before the first item # affect the whole list |
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Unordered lists |
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* Lists can have ## subitems or ## sublists * too |
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Footnotesfnx. (where x is 1 - 100)
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| fn17. Footnote | 17 Footnote |
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Tables |
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|_. A|_. B|_. C| (dark). |very|simple|table| |<. left|=. center|>. right| |^{height:3em}. top|-. middle|~. bottom| |
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The class, ID, style, and language attributes described above also apply to the span phrase modifier as shown below.
| textile input | output |
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| _emphasis_ | emphasis |
| __italic__ | italic |
| *strong* | strong |
| **bold** | bold |
| ??citation?? | citation |
| -delete text- | |
| +inserted text+ | inserted text |
| ^superscript^ | superscript |
| ~subscript~ | subscript |
| @code@ | code |
| %(class)span% | span |
| %{color:red;}span% | span |
| ==no textile== | no textile |
| "link text":url | link text |
| "link text(title)":url | link text |
| !imageurl! | |
| !imageurl(alt text)! | |
| !imageurl!:url | |
| ABC(Always Be Closing) | ABC |
| Footnote reference[17] | Footnote reference17 |