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  • Allowed HTML tags: <table> <tr> <td> <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <span> <blockquote> <strike> <object> <embed> <param> <img> <span> <sup> <sub>

    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 DescriptionYou TypeYou Get
    Table<table> <tr><th>Table header</th></tr> <tr><td>Table cell</td></tr> </table>
    Table header
    Table cell
    Anchors are used to make links to other pages.<a href="http://www.cothamparkrfc.co.uk/drupal">Cotham Park RFC</a>Cotham Park RFC
    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>
    1. First item
    2. 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
    No help provided for tag span.
    Block quoted<blockquote>Block quoted</blockquote>
    Block quoted
    No help provided for tag strike.
    No help provided for tag object.
    No help provided for tag embed.
    No help provided for tag param.
    No help provided for tag img.
    No help provided for tag span.
    Superscripted<sup>Super</sup>scriptedSuperscripted
    Subscripted<sub>Sub</sub>scriptedSubscripted

    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 &amp; for an ampersand & character. For a full list of entities see HTML's entities page. Some of the available characters include:

    Character DescriptionYou TypeYou Get
    Ampersand&amp;&
    Greater than&gt;>
    Less than&lt;<
    Quotation mark&quot;"
  • 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.
  • Images can be added to this post.
  • Insert Flickr images: [flickr-photo:id=230452326,size=s] or [flickr-photoset:id=72157594262419167,size=m].The size parameter can be one of the following:
    • s — (Square) 75x75 pixel square
    • t — (Thumbnail) 100 pixels on longest side
    • m — (Small) 240 pixels on longest side
    • - — (Medium) 500 pixels on longest side
    • b — (Large) 1024 pixels on longest side
    • o — (Original) Original image