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Common HTML Tags
Common HTML Tags
Below you will find a list of common tags used to achieve basic HTML formatting and descriptions of how Kindle Direct Publishing renders content using these tags. See HTML Tags Supported for a complete list of supported tags and attributes.
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| <a> | Anchor for hyperlink. Example:<a href="http://www.amazon.com">Amazon.com</a> |
| <b> | Formats enclosed text as bold. (See also: <strong>) |
| <br /> | Creates a line break. |
| <center> | Centers enclosed text horizontally. |
| <em> | Emphasizes enclosed text; formatted as italic. |
| <h1> - <h6> | Format enclosed text as a section heading: <h1> (largest) through <6> (smallest). |
| <i> | Formats enclosed text as italic. See also, <em>. |
| <img /> | Defines an inline image within the text. |
| <li> | Defines an item in an ordered (numbered) or unordered (bulleted) list. |
| <ol> | Creates a numbered list from enclosed items, each of which is identified by a <li> tag. |
| <p> | Begin and end (</p>) a paragraph. By default, text is displayed with full justified alignment and automatic hyphenation. The first line of each paragraph is indented. |
| <strong> | Formats enclosed text as bold. See also, <b>. |
| <u> | Formats enclosed text as underlined. |
| <ul> | Creates a bulleted list from enclosed items, each of which is identified by a <li> tag. |
