HTML Tag Interpretation

• May 22, 2020
• 3 minutes to read

The following table lists HTML tags’ interpretations when RichEditControl imports an HTML source. External links are currently processed for inline pictures and style sheets (css files). ID and Class attributes are interpreted for all tags, even for unlisted tags. These attributes are used to specify a style applied to a part of a document defined by a certain tag.

Tag	Attribute	Interpretation
A		Underlined blue text.
B		Bold text.
Base	href	Specifies the absolute URI that serves as the base URI to resolve a relative URI.
BaseFont	Size	Specifies font size.
	Color	Specifies font color.
	Face	Specifies font name.
Big		Suggests bigger font size.
Blockquote		Indented section of text (left and right indents are about 40 pixels wide).
Br		Line feed.
Center		Center aligns the content within container.
Code		Specifies the font "Courier New", font size 10pt.
Div	align	Specifies the alignment of the content.
Font	Size	Specifies font size.
	Color	Specifies font color.
	Face	Specifies font name.
H1-H6		Specifies bold text with the font size equal to that of the heading style.
	align	Specifies the alignment of the heading.
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I		Italic text.
Img	src	Location of inline image (URI).
	height	Image height.
	width	Image width.
Li		Defines the list item.
	type	Specifies the type of the list item marker.
	value	Specifies the start value for list numbering. The following list element in the same list will take its default sequence number based on this attribute.
Link		Defines the external document relationship.
	href	Specifies the location of the external file (URI).
	type	Only Text/CSS type links are currently processed.
	media	Only the <screen> attribute value, defining media for non-paged computer screens is currently processed.
Meta		Only the <meta charset> attribute that sets the character encoding is currently processed.
Ol		Defines an ordered list.
	type	Specifies the numbering style.
	value	Specifies the starting number for the list.
P		Defines a paragraph.
	align	Specifies the horizontal alignment for the content of the paragraph.
Script		Text inside this tag is ignored.
Small		Suggests smaller font size.
Span		Combined with the style sheet, specifies formatting of the text within the tag.
Strike		Strike-through text.
Strong		Bold text.
Style		Specifies document styles.
Sub		Subscript.
Sup		Superscript.
Table		Defines a table.
Table	align	Specifies table alignment.
Table	bgcolor	Specifies shading.
Table	border	Specifies border width.
Table	bordercolor	Specifies border color.
Table	cellpadding	Specifies inner cell margins.
Table	cellspacing	Specifies cell spacing.
Table	cols	Specifies column count.
Table	width	Specifies table width.
TD		Defines a table cell.
TD	align	Specifies horizontal alignment for cell contents.
TD	bgcolor	Specifies shading.
TD	bordercolor	Specifies border color.
TD	colspan	Specifies the number of columns a cell should span.
TD	height	Specifies the height of a cell.
TD	nowrap	Specifies that the content inside a cell should not wrap.
TD	rowspan	Specifies the number of rows a cell should span.
TD	valign	Specifies vertical alignment for cell contents.
TD	width	Specifies the width of a cell.
TH		Defines a table cell with bold text and center aligned contents.
TH	(any allowed)	The same as for the <TD> tag.
TR		Defines a row in a table
TR	align	Specifies horizontal alignment for cells in a row.
TR	bgcolor	Specifies shading.
TR	bordercolor	Specifies border color.
TR	height	Specifies the height of a row.
TR	valign	Specifies vertical alignment for cells in a row.
Title		Text inside this tag is ignored.
U		Underlined text.
Ul		Defines bulleted list.
	Type	Specifies the bullet style.