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Common HTML 4 Tags

Common HTML 4 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, .
  • <u> Formats enclosed text as underlined.
  • <ul> Creates a bulleted list from enclosed items, each of which is identified by a <li> tag.
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