Help:HTML
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is a language used on websites to format the layout and content. Wiki pages are generally managed bywikitext rather than HTML, so only a limited number of HTML tags can be used on articles.
HTML (and wikitext) can be written and managed while usingthe editor's source editor.
Available HTML tags[]
The following HTML tags can be used in articles:
<abbr><b>*<bdi><bdo><blockquote><br /><caption><cite><code><data><dd>*<del><dfn><div><dl>*<dt>*<em>*<h1>*<h2>*<h3>*<h4>*<h5>*<h6>*<hr>*<i>*<ins><kbd><li>*<mark><ol>*<p>*<pre>**<q><rp><rt><ruby><s><samp><small><span><strong><sub><sup><table>*<td>*<th>*<time><tr>*<u><ul>*<var><wbr /><!-- -->
*These tags have equivalentwikitext markup, which is generally preferable. See#Usage notes.
**<pre> is actually a parser tag. It applies the HTML tag but also escapes any markup inside except HTML entities, similar to <nowiki>.
Deprecated HTML tags[]
Deprecated HTML tags will still work, but they may not in future software versions or browsers.
| Deprecated tag | Replacement | Example | Example display |
|---|---|---|---|
<big> | <span> | <span>big</span> | big |
<center> | <div> | <div>Centered</div> | Centered |
<font color="x" size="y" face="z"> | <span> | <span>Red Alert!</span> | Red Alert! |
<span>This is Times New Roman</span> | This is Times New Roman | ||
<strike> | del (for marking an edit) | <del>Yes</del> No | |
<s> (for anything else) | Photon Torpedoes <s>$44.99</s> '''now just $24.99!''' each | Photon Torpedoes | |
<tt> | <code> (preferred for source code) | use <code> </code> for nonbreaking space | use for nonbreaking space |
<kbd> (preferred for user input) | <kbd>mypasswd</kbd> | mypasswd | |
<var> (preferred for variables) | <var>age</var>=65 | age=65 | |
<samp> (preferred for computer output) | <samp>Invalid password. Please try again.</samp> | Invalid password. Please try again. | |
| Similar appearance without special meaning | <span>Typed text</span> | Typed text | |
Table cell horizontal alignment:align=XwhereX is"left","center" or"right" (sometimes without quotes) | style="text-align: X;" | style="text-align: right;" | right-justified text | right-justified text |
Table cell vertical alignment:valign=XwhereX is"top","middle" or"bottom" (sometimes without quotes) | style="vertical-align: X;" | style="vertical-align: top;" | top aligned text | top aligned text |
Table cell background color:bgcolor=X | style="background-color: X;" | style="background-color: pink" | pink background | pink background |
Usage notes[]
- Keep it friendly
- The use ofwikitext is recommended wherever possible, as HTML generally makes the text in the edit box harder to read and more intimidating for new users. Complex uses of HTML and CSS can be hidden away intemplates, where they are less likely to get in the way of the casual editor.
- Combine it with CSS
- Styling information can be stored incommunity CSS pages (using code like
class="classname"). Both CSS classes and inline styling (style="color: pink;") can be used with the HTML tags listed above, and they can also be used with many types of wikitext, particularlytables, table rows and cells. However, please keep in mind thatuse of inline styling should be limited, as it can cause conflicts with the mobile experience of your community.
See also[]
- Help:CSS and JS customization
- Help:Tables
- Help:Editing
- MediaWiki's help page
- Using HTML in wikitext on MediaWiki
- Information on using span tags on Wikipedia
Further help and feedback[]
- Browse and search other help pages atHelp:Contents
- CheckFandom Community Central for sources of further help and support
- CheckContacting Fandom for how to report any errors or unclear steps in this article