HTML 4.01 tags and attributes

This section lists the HTML 4.01 tags and attributes from the W3C spec, indicating those that are supported by M-Business Client. This table includes CSS attributes.

Supported and non-supported features are indicated as follows:

  • Bold text (e.g., <a> tag): HTML 4.01 feature supported by M-Business Client

  • Plain text (e.g., Anchor object): HTML 4.01 feature not supported by M-Business Client

    Note

    Where M-Business Client does not support a tag from the HTML 4.01 spec, HTML 4.01 tags and attributesdoes not list the individual attributes and event handlers for that tag.

    Note

    Some features of HTML 4 related to fonts, which are listed as supported by M-Business Client in this section, are not supported by certain hardware platforms. In general, the Palm OS platform supports a more limited set of font options.

    Note

    M-Business Client support for Cascading Style Sheets (CSS 1.0) is limited to internal style sheets and in-line style attribute properties. External style sheets are not supported in M-Business Client 5.x and later. For a list of style attribute properties supported, see CSS level 1 support.

    Note

    M-Business Client support for the <a> tag's href attribute has been expanded to include phoneto:—phoneto: can be used in place of http: or mailto:, as in this example: 

    <a href="phoneto:19252364802">Phone me!</a>

    When the user taps or clicks a phoneto: link, M-Business Client launches the appropriate dialer application with the phone number filled in. The user then taps or clicks a Dial or Call button or icon to initiate the call. If the device does not have a dialer application, an error message appears.

Table 1. Supported HTML 4.01 tags and attributes

HTML tag

Attributes or attribute settings

Event handlers

 
<!-->

N/A

N/A

 
<!doctype>

N/A

N/A

 
<a>
 
accesskey
charset
coords
href* 
hreflang
name
shape
target
type
rel
rev
tabindex

* see Note on phoneto: before this table

plus Core and language attributes

 
onblur
onfocus

plus Mouse and key event attributes

 
<abbr>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<acronym>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<address>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<applet>

Tag deprecated. Use <object>. 

<area>
 
accesskey
alt
coords
href
nohref
shape
tabindex
target

plus Core and language attributes

 
onblur
onfocus

plus Mouse and key event attributes

 
<b>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<base>
 
href
target

N/A

 
<basefont>

Tag deprecated. Use CSS level 1 support

 
<bdo>

—

—

 
<big>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<blockquote>
 
cite

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<body>
 
alink*
background*
bgcolor*
link*
text*
vlink*

* deprecated

plus Core and language attributes

 
onload
onunload

plus Mouse and key event attributes

 
<br>
 
class
clear
id
style
title

N/A

 
<button>
 
accesskey
disabled
name
tabindex
type
value

plus Core and language attributes

 
onblur
onfocus

plus Mouse and key event attributes

 
<caption>
 
align*

* deprecated

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<center>

Tag deprecated. Use CSS level 1 support.

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<cite>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<code>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<col>

—

—

 
<colgroup>

—

—

 
<dd>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<del>
 
cite
datetime

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<dfn>

—

—

 
<dir>

Tag deprecated. Use <ul>. 

compact

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<div>
 
align*

* except align=justify

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<dl>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<dt>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<em>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<fieldset>

—

—

 
<font>

Tag deprecated. Use CSS level 1 support. 

color
face
size

plus Core and language attributes

N/A

 
<form>
 
accept
accept-charset
action
enctype
method
name

plus Core and language attributes

 
onreset
onsubmit

plus Mouse and key event attributes

 
<frame>

—

—

 
<frameset>

—

—

 
<h#>

(<h1>...<h6>) 

align

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<head>
 
dir
lang
profile

N/A

 
<hr>
 
align*
noshade*
size*
width*

* deprecated, use CSS level 1 support

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<html>
 
version
dir
lang

N/A

 
<I>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<iframe>

—

—

 
<img>

Note: Image transparency is not supported. 

align*
alt
border*
height**
hspace
ismap
longdesc
name
src
usemap
vspace
width**

* deprecated

** height and width supported only to scale image downward; and image will never be larger than device screen

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<input>
 
accept
accesskey
align
alt
checked
disabled
ismap
maxlength
name
size
src
readonly
tabindex
type* 
usemap
value

* except type=file)

plus Core and language attributes

 
onblur
onchange
onfocus
onselect

plus Mouse and key event attributes

 
<ins>
 
cite
datetime

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<isindex>

Tag deprecated. Use <input>. 

<kbd>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<label>

—

—

 
<legend>

—

—

 
<li>
 
compact*
start*
type*
value*

* deprecated

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<link>

—

—

 
<listing>

Tag obsolete. Use <pre>. 

<map>
 
name

plus Core and language attributes

 
onfocus
onblur

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<menu>

Tag deprecated. Use <ul>.

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<meta>
 
content
http-equiv
name
scheme
 
dir
lang
 
<noframes>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<noscript>

—

—

 
<object>
 
align
archive
border
classid
codebase
codetype
data
declare
height
hspace
name
standby
tabindex
type
usemap
vspace
width

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<ol>
 
compact*
start*
type*

* deprecated

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<optgroup>

—

—

 
<option>
 
disabled
label
selected
value

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<p>
 
align

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<param>
 
id
name
type
value
valuetype

N/A

 
<plaintext>

Tag obsolete. Use <pre>. 

<pre>
 
width*

* deprecated

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<q>

—

—

 
<s>

Tag deprecated. Use <del>.

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<samp>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<script>
 
charset
defer
language* 
src
type

* deprecated

N/A

 
<select>
 
disabled
multiple
name
size
tabindex

plus Core and language attributes

 
onblur
onchange
onfocus

plus Mouse and key event attributes

 
<small>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<span>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<strike>

Tag deprecated. Use <del>.

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<strong>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<style>
 
media
type="text/css"

For details on CSS properties supported, see CSS level 1 support.

N/A

 
<sub>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<sup>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<table>
 
align
bgcolor
border
cellpadding
cellspacing
frame
rules
summary
width

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<tbody>
 
align*
char
charoff
valign

* except align=justify and align=char

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<td>
 
abbr
align* 
axis
bgcolor
char
charoff
colspan
height
headers
nowrap
rowspan
scope
valign
width

* except align=justify and align=char

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<textarea>
 
accesskey
cols
disabled
name
readonly
rows
tabindex

plus Core and language attributes

 
onblur
onchange
onfocus
onselect

plus Mouse and key event attributes

 
<tfoot>
 
align*
char
charoff
valign

* except align=justify and align=char

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<th>
 
abbr
align* 
axis
bgcolor
char
charoff
colspan
height
headers
nowrap
rowspan
scope
valign
width

* except align=justify and align=char

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<thead>
 
align*
char
charoff
valign

* except align=justify and align=char

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<title>
 
dir
lang

N/A

 
<tr>
 
align** 
bgcolor
char
charoff
valign

* except align=justify and align=char

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<tt>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<u>

Tag deprecated. Use CSS level 1 support.

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<ul>
 
compact*
type*

* deprectated

plus Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<var>

Core and language attributes

Mouse and key event attributes

 
<xmp>

Tag obsolete. Use <pre>.

Core and language attributes
Mouse and key event attributes

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