In our last tutorial we left off discussing some basic HTML formatting. In this episode we will continue our discussion of formatting and get into working with Entities. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s get busy.
HTML Formatting and Colors - Writing Backwards (Page 3 of 6 )
Another way to format text is to write it backwards. Maybe the Mirror People of Relectionon 8 are visiting Earth and you want to ensure they can read what you have written on your web page:
<html>
<body>
<p>
Using the bdo tag below, I will write the phrase "I will take you to our leader" in reverse.
</p>
<bdo dir="rtl">
I will take you to our leader
</bdo>
</body>
</html>
This will result in the following:
Using the bdo tag below, I will write the phrase "I will take you to our leader" in reverse.
redael ruo ot uoy ekat lliw I
Long and Short Quotes
If you want to quote something an author or intelligent celebrity like Paris Hilton has said, you can use the long and short quotes:
<html>
<body>
This is how you make a long quotation, followed by a short quotation:
<blockquote>
From Childhood's hour I have not been
As others were
I have not seen
As other saw
I could not bring my passions from a common spring
From the same source I have not taken</blockquote>
<p align="center"><q>
-Edgar Allen Poe
</q>
</body>
</html>
The above would print out the following:
This is how you make a long quotation, followed by a short quotation:
From Childhood's hour I have not been As others were I have not seen As other saw I could not bring my passions from a common spring From the same source I have not taken
-Edgar Allen Poe
The long quote occurs with the <blockquote> tag, while the short quote utilizes the <q> tag.
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