A Complete Guide to Web Design

490 Appendix B – List of Attributes

List of Attributes

Web Design in a Nutshell, eMatter Edition

cols Optional

List of widths (in pixels, %, or relative * values) for columns in a frameset

Related Elements:FRAMESET

Values:list of numbers

cols Required

Width of a textarea form element, measured in number of characters

Related Elements:TEXTAREA

Values:number

colspan Optional

Number of columns spanned by cell

Related Elements:TD, TH

Values:number

compact (Deprecated) Optional

Reduces interim spacing in a list

Related Elements:DIR, MENU, DL, OL, UL

Values:compact

content Required

Content of meta information

Related Elements:META

Values:text

coords Optional

List of x,y coordinates used in an imagemap; syntax varies according to a

given shape

Related Elements:AREA

Values:x,y coords

coords Optional

List of x,y coordinates used in a client-side imagemap

Related Elements:A

Values:x,y coords