Compose tips

  • Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically.‎
  • Allowed HTML tags:‎ <a href hreflang> <em> <strong> <cite> <blockquote cite> <code> <ul type> <ol start type> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd>

    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 Description You Type You Get
    Anchors are used to make links to other pages.‎ <a href="https:‎//d85.makhmalbaf.com">makhmalbaf</a> makhmalbaf
    Emphasized <em>Emphasized</em> Emphasized
    Strong <strong>Strong</strong> Strong
    Cited <cite>Cited</cite> Cited
    Block quoted <blockquote>Block quoted</blockquote>
    Block quoted
    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
    No help provided for tag li.
    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 dt.
    No help provided for tag dd.

    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 Description You Type You 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 of blank lines.‎
  • No HTML tags allowed.‎
  • Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically.‎
  • 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 of blank lines.‎