# Fun with HTML (tutoral)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [September 12, 1999, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512 "1999-09-12T01:03:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 1999, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/41 "1999-09-18T06:58:00Z")

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Uh, I mean…

\<font face=“Wingdings” size=7\>B

C\</font\> perfect

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**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 1999, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/42 "1999-09-18T20:32:00Z")

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testing this out

\<wanna see if this prints\>

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**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 1999, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/43 "1999-09-18T20:34:00Z")

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well, well, well…just found out that placing text in the “\<\>” symbols doesn’t work… **It just disapears**

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 1999, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/44 "1999-09-18T21:28:00Z")

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let’s see–

\*\* This is not in bold \*\*

- This should have italics \*  
But it probably doesn’t.  
\<strike\> This is crossed out. \</strike\>

\<p align=“center”\> Is this centered? \</p\>

\<marquee\> This is not moving. \</marquee\>

\<marquee behavior=“alternate”\> Or bouncing \</marquee\>

[The best Monty Python site I’ve ever seen.](http://www.montypython.net)

\<font face=“Westminster”\> This font is Westminster… You may not have it. \</font\>

\<font size=7\> BYZANTINE!! \</font\>

\<font color=“Blue”\> That is what I wanted to do in the "Brithael V Byzantine thread. \</font\>

\<sarc\> I am confident in my HTML skills. \</sarc\>

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“Of course we could make school more challenging Lisa. But then the stupider children would be in here complaining… furrowing their brows in a futile attempt to comprehend the situation.”

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 1999, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/45 "1999-09-18T21:36:00Z")

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One error in the whole damn thing and it’s the one that makes me look arrogant. I meant:

[sarc] I am confident in my HTML skills. [/sarc]

indicating sarcasm.

PS Did this quote?

> [@](#):
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> Thanks for the info, Louie!

Jewel said it, and I share the sentiment.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 1999, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/46 "1999-09-18T21:42:00Z")

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I keeep posting, but this is fun, and besides, this thread must stay at the top for my fellow clueless newbies.

What does nesting the HTML do?

- \*\* Italics and bold? \*\* \*

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**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 1999, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/47 "1999-09-19T07:11:00Z")

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I’m going to try to make a separate web page with the tutoral on it.

\<marquee\>Still keeping this afloat, thanks to the BigSmily!\<img src=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/smile.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/smile.gif)” height=“200” width=“200”\>

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“The more beautiful the rose, the more thorns it hides underneath.” - Louie

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**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 1999, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/48 "1999-09-19T07:14:00Z")

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\</marquee\>

\<font face=“wingdings” size=7\>I\</font\> High five

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**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 1999, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/49 "1999-09-22T06:51:00Z")

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\<font color=“blue”\> **\<blink\>STILL keeping it afloat.\</blink\>** \</font\>

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**Author:** ![Cessandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cessandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cessandra)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 1999, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/50 "1999-09-22T21:08:00Z")

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Thought I’d bring this topic to the top while checking to see if my sig is right.

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I was educated long after the discontinuation of flogging, and I have no problems with spelling or grammar.  
This is because I’m not a moron.  
– Stolen from AuraSeer

\<a href=“[http://www.shsu.edu/~stdmed17/Home.html](http://www.shsu.edu/~stdmed17/Home.html)”\>My Homepage\</a\>  
\<a href=“[http://www.shsu.edu/~stdmed17/RockyHome.html](http://www.shsu.edu/~stdmed17/RockyHome.html)”\>The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Website for Virgins\</a\>

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**Author:** ![Cessandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cessandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cessandra)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 1999, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/51 "1999-09-22T21:09:00Z")

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Hmm, what did I do wrong?

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 1999, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/52 "1999-09-22T22:38:00Z")

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HTML doesn’t work in the signature, only UBB code.

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“It’s _bacon_!!”

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**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 1999, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/53 "1999-09-27T05:30:00Z")

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BigSmily, keep it up…

\<img src=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/smile.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/smile.gif)” height=“200” width=“200”\>

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**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 1999, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/54 "1999-10-01T10:16:00Z")

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\<Blockquote\>\<font size=“1”\>quote the master\</font\>\<hr\>BigSmily [sic] keep it up…  
\<img src=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/smile.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/smile.gif)” height=“200” width=“200”\>  
**Louie** \<font size=“1” color="#800080"\>posted 09-27-1999 12:30 AM\</font\>  
[/quote]

HTML !!! Ain’t it screwy!

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**Author:** ![\_00\_The\_Fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ed655f/32.png) [@\_00\_The\_Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_00_The_Fool)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 1999, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/55 "1999-10-02T02:47:00Z")

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Oooooh, this looks like _so much fun!_ I’ve just got to try it out myself!

\<p align=“center”\>\*\*\<font color=“Red”\>C\</font\>\<font color=“Orange”\>O\</font\>\<font color=“Green”\>L\</font\>\<font color=“Yellow”\>O\</font\>\<font color=“Purple”\>R\</font\>\<font color=“Blue”\>S\</font\>\</p\>

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“Oh we were brought up on the Space-Race, now they expect us to clean toilets. When you have seen how big the world is how can you make do with this?”

-Pulp, “Glory Days”

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**Author:** ![\_00\_The\_Fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ed655f/32.png) [@\_00\_The\_Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_00_The_Fool)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 1999, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/56 "1999-10-02T03:07:00Z")

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Hey, it worked! Louie, youdaman!!  
Some of the cool things I can now do:

[ol][li]\<strike\>Struck out words.\</strike\>[/li][li]\<marquee\>\<font color=“green”\>Scrolling text! In color, no less!\</font\>\</marquee\>[/li][li]\<marquee behavior=“alternate”\> 🙂 Bouncin’ text! Smileys too! ;)\</marquee\>[/li][li]\<font face=“Bernard MT Condensed”\>\<font size=6\>Big, cool alternative typefaces!\</font\>[/ol][/li]  
Gee, I sure hoped all that worked. If it didn’t, boy will my face be red! :o

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“Oh we were brought up on the Space-Race, now they expect us to clean toilets. When you have seen how big the world is how can you make do with this?”

-Pulp, “Glory Days”

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**Author:** ![\_00\_The\_Fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ed655f/32.png) [@\_00\_The\_Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_00_The_Fool)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 1999, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/57 "1999-10-02T03:19:00Z")

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All right. I can accept that I can’t put smileys on a marquee. I can also accept that you must enter the “/font” command once for every font change I apply. But what I \<font color=“red”\>_ **can’t\</font\>** _ accept is the ineffectiveness of my attempts at making an ordered list. I followed all the directions in the UBB tutoral, so what’s going on. ( And yes, I did try it before without the quotes. I got the same results. )

## And while I’m at it, why can’t you alter type in a marquee?

“Oh we were brought up on the Space-Race, now they expect us to clean toilets. When you have seen how big the world is how can you make do with this?”

-Pulp, “Glory Days”

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**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 1999, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/58 "1999-10-02T04:24:00Z")

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\*\*My\</\>\*turn\</\>

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**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 1999, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/59 "1999-10-06T14:45:00Z")

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{font face=garamond]bunch of words[/font]

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**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 1999, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-html-tutoral/512/60 "1999-10-06T14:47:00Z")

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[font face=garamond]bunch of words[/font]

[font face=“garamond”]bunch of words[/font]

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