Web Development and Design Foundations with XHTML, 5th Edition

(^602) Appendix A XHTML Reference
The Ta g

The tag creates an area on the Web page that will act like a standard form
button. It configures Web page content that is coded between the and
tags as the form button. Table A.31 shows tag attributes and
their values.
Table A.31tag attributes
Attribute Value Usage
accesskey A character on the key-
board
Configures a hot key that immediately places the cursor on the
area.
id Text name, beginning with a
letter, no spaces
Provides a unique identifier for the form element that can be used to
associate the element with a tag or act as a named frag-
ment identifier.
name Text name, beginning with a
letter, no spaces
Names the form element so that it can be easily accessed by client-
side scripting languages (such as JavaScript) or by server-side pro-
cessing. The name should be unique.
title A brief text description Configures a brief text description that will display in some browsers
when a mouse pointer is placed over the area.
type submit Functions as a submit button.
reset Functions as a reset button.
button Functions as a button.
value Text or numeric characters A value given to a form element that is passed to the form handler.
disabled disabled Prevents the button from being clicked.

A.16 Miscellaneous Tags

The <abbr>Ta g

<abbr title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</abbr>

The <abbr>tag provides a description for an abbreviation. Use the titleattribute to

specify the description.

The <acronym>Ta g

<acronym title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</acronym>

The <acronym>tag provides a description for an abbreviation. Use the titleattribute

to specify the description.

The <address>Ta g

<address></address>

The <address>tag contains an area with contact information (typically name and

address) for a document.