Where's a good place to find lots of information about HTML?

• HTML Elements ~ Microsoft's informative explanation of every HTML element & permitted attributes. If you plan on coding DHTML or javascript for Internet Explorer, then this site is essential!
• Sizzling HTML Jalfrezi ~ A comprehensive guide to authoring Web sites. Featues a lengthy & clear explanation of every HTML tag, permitted attributes, browser & specification support, & lots of samples. Includes tutorials for lists, tables, forms, frames, CSS, & image maps. If you like the site and send the author enough money to buy two beers, he'll send the entire Web site so you can place it on your hard drive or network!
• HTML with Style Tutorials - WebReference.com ~ A great set of comprehensive tutorials covering several important HTML issues, including links, specifications, fonts, CSS, forms, & frames.

I know HTML, but I can't remember something about one tag. Where can I find just straight HTML tag information?

• The Bare Bones Guide To HTML ~ This is excellent! I quote from the site: 'The Bare Bones Guide to HTML lists every official HTML tag in common usage, plus Netscape and Microsoft extensions.'
• D.J. Quad's HTML Tag Reference List ~ A nice breakdown of every HTML tag and what you can do with it. Includes examples.
• HTML Compendium - The Compendium of HTML Elements ~ This has got a lot of great information, but the site uses frames and has an ad at the top of the window in a frame as well, so it's always present. In other words, it's a pretty 'busy' site. Still, this information is useful.
• List of tags ~ It's just a list of elements, but he provides explanations & examples with each one. Really simple, but really nice too.

Where can I find tutorials about HTML?

• HTML Tutorial ~ Probably the best place to begin if you're just beginning. Another excellent tutorial from W3Schools. And it's careful to let you know if an element, an attribute, or a value has been deprecated if you use the Complete HTML 4.01 Reference
• HTMLdog ~ Tutorials for HTML (and CSS), arragned by levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. All standards-based, and generally very clear.
• HTML: An Interactive Tutorial For Beginners ~ Just what it says. Written in a friendly voice.

Where can I find advanced information about HTML?

• HTML FAQ Knowledge Base ~ I cannot recommend this site highly enough! It is excellent - go there now! From irt.org.
• About Conditional Comments ~ This is a feature, introduced with Internet Explorer 5, that works only with Microsoft's Web browser. It can come in quite handy, however: the ability to easily insert HTML & CSS that is only readable by MSIE.
• Authoring & Site Design ~ Another in the line of excellent sites from CNET. This site will keep you busy for days.
• Index Dot HTML: THE Advanced HTML Reference ~ Lots and lots of stuff about HTML.

Which browsers support which HTML?

• See our page on Accessibility.

Do you know any cool, unusual tricks you can do with HTML?

How can I validate my HTML against some standard(s)?

• See our page on Quality Control.

Where can I find information about HTML 4.01 (the latest specification)?

• HTML 4.01 Specification ~ From the W3C - straight from the horse's mouth, as it were. A specification since 24 December 1999.
• HTML 4.0 Specification ~ For historical reference only. From the W3C.
• HTML 4.01 Reference ~ An excellent overview of which tags are supported in 4.01, which are supported by early specifications, & which are deprecated - from W3Schools, of course!

I'd like to see a list of deprecated elements & attributes.

• Complete HTML 4.01 Reference ~ This page tells you if an element has been deprecated. To see if the element's attributes or values have been deprecated, click on the element.
• HTML 4.0 Deprecated Features ~ Short & sweet; notice that it's just the elements, NOT the attributes.
• HTML Element Support Cross Reference ~ A very-well presented list of deprecated elements & attributes, from Netscape.
• Translations from HTML to CSS ~ This is a short and very concise listing of deprecated elements & attributes. Good for printing.

How do I use META tags correctly?

• How To Use HTML Meta Tags ~ From Search Engine Watch, this is a great common-sense discussion about META tags.
• HTML META Tags ~ The complete list of all META tags currently in use. Many of these are proprietary to certain companies.

I hear DOCTYPE is important. What do I need to know about DOCTYPE, or DTD?

• Doctype switching and standards compliance: An overview ~ An excellent overview of "quirks mode" and what it means for Web developers.
• Fixing Your Site With the Right DOCTYPE ~ "This little article will provide you with DOCTYPEs that work, and explain the practical, realñworld effect of these seemingly abstract tags."
• DOCTYPE Grid ~ A grid tracking how various browsers act when faced with different DOCTYPEs.
• Mozilla Quirks Mode Behavior ~ "... a rough list of the differences that exist between Mozilla's standards mode and quirks mode behavior".

How do I create and use forms with my Web pages?

• HTML Forms - HTML Code Tutorial ~ This page includes some nice content about forms, including some javascripts to help you validate the data visitors enter in your forms.

How do I create and use frames with my Web pages?

• Fun With Frames ~ A comprehensive overview of frames - how to build 'em, how to use 'em, & how to script 'em.
• When (and how) to use frames ~ An excellent discussion covering the right ways to use frames - and the wrong ways as well!

Are there any character entity charts or information?

• A Simple Character Entity Chart ~ "I took the W3C documentation and turned it into a handy chart for my staff".
• HTML Special Characters and Browser Compatibility ~ Charts display which of the 250 character entities work in which browsers. Indispensible.

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