Compose tips
- Filtered HTML:
Allowed HTML tags: <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 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>
- 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
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
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 "
" - Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The <br /> line break, <p> paragraph and </p> close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple blank lines.
- Filtered HTML With Links and Video:
- Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The <br /> line break, <p> paragraph and </p> close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple blank lines.
Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <p> <b> <br> <strong> <u> <i> <pre> <img> <blockquote> <font> <center> <table> <tr> <td> <h1> <h2> <h3> <h4> <h5> <h6> <span>
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="https://www.guitarsite.com">Guitarsite</a>
Guitarsite 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>
- 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
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
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.
Bolded <b>Bolded</b>
Bolded 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 breakStrong <strong>Strong</strong>
Strong Underlined <u>Underlined</u>
Underlined Italicized <i>Italicized</i>
Italicized Preformatted <pre>Preformatted</pre>
Preformatted
No help provided for tag img. Block quoted <blockquote>Block quoted</blockquote>
Block quoted
No help provided for tag font. No help provided for tag center. Table <table> <tr><th>Table header</th></tr> <tr><td>Table cell</td></tr> </table>
Table header Table cell Header <h1>Title</h1>
Title
Header <h2>Subtitle</h2>
Subtitle
Header <h3>Subtitle three</h3>
Subtitle three
Header <h4>Subtitle four</h4>
Subtitle four
Header <h5>Subtitle five</h5>
Subtitle five
Header <h6>Subtitle six</h6>
Subtitle six
No help provided for tag span. 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 "
" - You may embed videos from the following providers youtube. Just add the video URL to your textarea in the place where you would like the video to appear, i.e. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw0jmvdh.
- Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
- Filtered HTML with No Followed Links:
Allowed HTML tags: a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <p> <b> <br> <strong> <u> <i> <pre> <img> <blockquote> <font> <center>
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 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>
- 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
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
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.
Bolded <b>Bolded</b>
Bolded 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 breakStrong <strong>Strong</strong>
Strong Underlined <u>Underlined</u>
Underlined Italicized <i>Italicized</i>
Italicized Preformatted <pre>Preformatted</pre>
Preformatted
No help provided for tag img. Block quoted <blockquote>Block quoted</blockquote>
Block quoted
No help provided for tag font. No help provided for tag center. 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 "
" - Lines and paragraphs are automatically recognized. The <br /> line break, <p> paragraph and </p> close paragraph tags are inserted automatically. If paragraphs are not recognized simply add a couple blank lines.