HTML Attributes

        Attributes provide additional information about HTML elements. HTML Attributes HTML elements can have attributes Attributes provide additional information about the element Attributes are always specified in the start tag Attribute Syntax Attributes always come in name/value pairs like this: name="value". Examples border="1" href="http://www.w3scchools.com" bgcolor="yellow" Attributes Example 1: defines an HTML table. (You will learn more about HTML tables later) The border attribute defines a border type for the element. Attributes Example 2: defines an anchor (an HTML link). (You will learn more about HTML links  later) The href attribute provides the link address for the element. Attributes Example 3: defines the body of an HTML document. The bgcolor attribute defines the background color for the element. Note: bgcolor is a "dying" attribute, use styles instead (next chapter). Always Quote Attribute Values Attribute values should always be enclosed in quotes. Double style quotes are the most common, but single style quotes are also allowed. In some rare situations, like when the attribute value itself contains quotes, it is necessary to use single quotes: name='John "ShotGun" Nelson' HTML Tip - Use Lowercase Attributes Attribute names and attribute values are case-insensitive. However, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommends lowercase attributes/attribute values in their HTML 4 recommendation Newer versions of (X)HTML will demand lowercase attributes. HTML Attributes Reference A full list of attributes for each HTML element is listed in our: Complete HTML Reference Below is a list of some attributes that are standard for all HTML elements (with a few exceptions): Attribute Value Description class class_rule or style_rule The class of the element id id_name A unique id for the element style style_definition An inline style definition title tooltip_text  A text to display in a tool tip For more information about standard attributes: