Questions tagged [html]
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the markup language for creating web pages and other information to be displayed in a web browser. Questions regarding HTML should include a minimal reproducible example and some idea of what you're trying to achieve. This tag is rarely used alone and is often paired with CSS and JavaScript.
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Why does HTML think “chucknorris” is a color?
Why do certain random strings produce colors when entered as background colors in HTML?
For example, bgcolor="chucknorris" produces a red background:
<body bgcolor="chucknorris"> ...
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How can I validate an email address in JavaScript?
I'd like to check if the user input is an email address in JavaScript, before sending it to a server or attempting to send an email to it, to prevent the most basic mistyping. How could I achieve this?...
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How do I check whether a checkbox is checked in jQuery?
I need to check the checked property of a checkbox and perform an action based on the checked property using jQuery.
For example, if the age checkbox is checked, then I need to show a textbox to enter ...
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How can I horizontally center an element?
How can I horizontally center a <div> within another <div> using CSS?
<div id="outer">
<div id="inner">Foo foo</div>
</div>
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Which "href" value should I use for JavaScript links, "#" or "javascript:void(0)"?
The following are two methods of building a link that has the sole purpose of running JavaScript code. Which is better, in terms of functionality, page load speed, validation purposes, etc.?
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Change an HTML input's placeholder color with CSS
Chrome v4 supports the placeholder attribute on input[type=text] elements (others probably do too).
However, the following CSS doesn't do anything to the placeholder's value:
input[placeholder], [...
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Set cellpadding and cellspacing in CSS?
In an HTML table, the cellpadding and cellspacing can be set like this:
<table cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1">
How can the same be accomplished using CSS?
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How can I change an element's class with JavaScript?
How can I change the class of an HTML element in response to an onclick or any other events using JavaScript?
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How do I disable the resizable property of a textarea?
I want to disable the resizable property of a textarea.
Currently, I can resize a textarea by clicking on the bottom right corner of the textarea and dragging the mouse. How can I disable this?
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How do you disable browser autocomplete on web form field / input tags?
How do you disable autocomplete in the major browsers for a specific input (or form field)?
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Is it possible to apply CSS to half of a character?
What I am looking for:
A way to style one HALF of a character. (In this case, half the letter being transparent)
What I have currently searched for and tried (With no luck):
Methods for styling half ...
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How to store objects in HTML5 localStorage/sessionStorage
I'd like to store a JavaScript object in HTML5 localStorage, but my object is apparently being converted to a string.
I can store and retrieve primitive JavaScript types and arrays using localStorage, ...
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How can I know which radio button is selected via jQuery?
I have two radio buttons and want to post the value of the selected one.
How can I get the value with jQuery?
I can get all of them like this:
$("form :radio")
How do I know which one is selected?
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How do I modify the URL without reloading the page?
Is there a way I can modify the URL of the current page without reloading the page?
I would like to access the portion before the # hash if possible.
I only need to change the portion after the domain,...
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I need an unordered list without any bullets
I have created an unordered list. I feel the bullets in the unordered list are bothersome, so I want to remove them.
Is it possible to have a list without bullets?
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