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Allowed HTML tags: <em> <strong> <cite> <blockquote> <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
Block quoted	`<blockquote>Block quoted</blockquote>`	Block quoted
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
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.

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	`"`	"

HTML tags will be transformed to conform to HTML standards.
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: <blockquote> <br> <cite> <code> <dd> <dl> <dt> <em> <h1> <h2> <h3> <h4> <img> <li> <ol> <p> <span> <strong> <ul>
Allowed Style properties: float, height, left, margin-left, margin-right, max-height, max-width, right, text-align, width
Quoted content can be placed between [quote] tags in order to be displayed as an indented quote. Every [quote] tag must have a corresponding [/quote] tag. For example:
```
[quote]This is a simple quote.[/quote]
```
is displayed as:

Quote:
This is a simple quote.

Additionally, there is an optional attribute which allows quotes to specify the original author.
```
[quote=Mr. Drupal]This is a quote with an attribution line.[/quote]
```
is displayed as:

Mr. Drupal wrote:
This is a quote with an attribution line.

Finally, multiple [quote] tags can be nested within one another. Just remember that every [quote] tag must have a corresponding [/quote] tag.
```
[quote]I think she says it best...
[quote=Ms. Quotation]This is a quote nested within another quote.[/quote]
but you can't argue with
[quote=Ms. Reply]The more quotes, the merrier.
Just don't get too carried away.[/quote]
And I have nothing more to say.[/quote]
```
is displayed as:

Quote:
I think she says it best...
Ms. Quotation wrote:
This is a quote nested within another quote.
but you can't argue with
Ms. Reply wrote:
The more quotes, the merrier. Just don't get too carried away.
And I have nothing more to say.

No HTML tags allowed.
HTML tags will be transformed to conform to HTML standards.
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.