Line Breaks

The <BR> tag forces a line break with no extra (white) space between lines. Using <P> elements for short lines of text such as postal addresses results in unwanted additional white space. For example, with <BR>:

    Bill Slauenwhite<BR>
    Head of Circulation and Systems Manager<BR>
    TUNS Library<BR>
    Halifax, Nova Scotia<BR>

The output is:

Bill Slauenwhite
Head of Circulation and Systems Manager
TUNS Library
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Extended Quotations

Most browsers generally change the margins for the quotation to separate it from surrounding text. This is useful for making paragraphs stand out as well as for quotes.

In the example:

    <BLOCKQUOTE>
    <P>Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.<BR>
    Inside of a dog, its too dark to read.</P>

    <P>-- Grouch Marx</P>
    </BLOCKQUOTE>

the result is:

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.
Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.

-- Groucho Marx

You can use any other type of tag within a <BLOCKQUOTE>.

Horizontal Rules

The <HR> tag produces a horizontal line the width of the browser window. A horizontal rule is useful to separate sections of your document.

You can vary a rule's size (thickness) and width (the percentage of the window covered by the rule).

<HR SIZE=4 WIDTH="50%">

displays as:

Character Formatting

<EM></EM> or <I></I> Both these tags usually display in italics

<STRONG></STRONG> or <B></B> Usually display bold

<KBD></KBD> or <TT></TT> Displays in a typewriter-like fixed font