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XHTML References

DevGuru XHTML Reference
www.devguru.com/Technologies/xhtml/quickref/xhtml_index.html

Click this link for a complete list of all XHTML tags with descriptions and examples.

XHTML.com XHTML Reference
xhtml.com/en/xhtml/reference/

This page offers a "must know" list of important XHTML tags, and a more complete alphabetical reference.

W3C Index of Elements
www.w3.org/TR/html401/index/elements.html

From the folks who invented CSS and HTML, this index lists both HTML and XHTML tags. The items with a D in the Depr. column are deprecated, meaning they're being phased out. They don't exist in strict XHTML 1.1 and won't exist in future specifications either.

W3Schools HTML/XHTML Reference
www.w3schools.com/tags/default.asp

Here's another alphabetical list of both HTML and XHTML tags. Only the elements with a "S" in the DTD column are supported in strict XHTML.

XHTML
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHTML

Here is Wikipedia's encyclopedic definition of XHTML.

How W3Schools Was Converted To XHTML
www.w3schools.com/xhtml/xhtml_howto.asp

Here you'll find a brief description of how the W3Schools Web site upgraded from traditional HTML to XHTML. This is actually the fifth in their brief Introduction to XHTML tutorial.

CSS References

XHTML.com CSS Reference
xhtml.com/en/css/reference/

Here you'll find a "Must Know" list of CSS properties followed by a more complete list in alphabetical order.

Web Design Group CSS Properties
htmlhelp.com/reference/css/properties.html

Click this link for quick access to all of the CSS organized by purpose.

AddedBytes Cheat Sheets
www.addedbytes.com/cheat-sheets/

For quick one-page printed lists of all the CSS properties and XHTML tags, consider printing the CSS Cheat Sheet (V2) and HTML Cheat Sheet pages from this site. You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader for the pdf versions. You can download Acrobat Reader for free from www.adobe.com.

GUIStuff CSS 2.1 Reference
www.guistuff.com/css/

You guessed it, another useful CSS reference with properties listed both alphabetically and by purpose.

W3Schools CSS2 Reference
www.w3schools.com/css/css_reference.asp

Here's a handy reference where you can try some things out yourself, right at the site!

W3C Full Property Table
www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/propidx.html

Brought to you by the folks who invented CSS, here you'll find all the details on every CSS property.

Cascading Style Sheets
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS

Click this link for Wikipedia's encyclopedic definition of Cascading Style Sheets.

CSS Beginner Tutorial
www.htmldog.com/guides/cssbeginner/

Click this link for a quick online tutorial on some CSS basics.

CSS Tutorial Starting With HTML + CSS
www.w3.org/Style/Examples/011/firstcss.en.html

Here's another short tutorial on CSS designed for folks who have never written CSS before.

Introduction to Style Sheets
www.jalfrezi.com/fstyles.htm

Here's a page that talks about style sheets and the tag. It goes beyond that into topics you don't really need to know for XHTML. But you might want to add it to your favorites collection for future reference.

Learn HTML and CSS: An Absolute Beginner's Guide
www.sitepoint.com/article/html-css-beginners-guide

Want to review the whole picture from another angle? Try this Web site.

Style Sheet Classes
www.jessett.com/web_sites/css/css_classes.shtml

Click this link to reinforce what you've learned in this lesson about style classes.

CSS Classes
www.tizag.com/cssT/class.php

Visit this page for another quick tutorial on CSS classes.

Making Custom Classes
codepunk.hardwar.org.uk/bcss05.htm

Here you'll find yet another good tutorial on creating CSS classes.

Use Class With Semantics in Mind
www.w3.org/QA/Tips/goodclassnames

This site offers some good advice on naming CSS classes.

Web Color References

The Hues Hub
www.december.com/html/spec/colorhues.html

Looking for just the right color for your page or an element? Click this link for thousands of color codes. This is one site you'll surely want to bookmark or add to your favorites.

Spin the Color Wheel
www.colorsontheweb.com/colorwheel.asp

This link offers a really fun way to explore colors. Click the Spin button until you find a color combination you like.

Colors on the Web
www.colorsontheweb.com/

The title says it all. Here you'll find everything you wanted to know about colors on the Web (probably more than you wanted to know, in fact).

GenoPal Online
genopal.com/online.php

Looking for colors that go well together to create a mood or feel? Check out GenoPal Online.

Web Fonts & Special Characters

Web Safe Fonts
www.web2market.com/tutorials/font_tutorial/index.html

If you're a little fuzzy on the whole concept of using fonts on the Web, here's a tutorial that will get you up to speed quickly.

Common Fonts to All Versions of Windows & Mac
www.ampsoft.net/webdesign-l/WindowsMacFonts.html

This page provides examples of fonts found on most Windows and Mac computers.

Code Style Font Sampler and Survey
www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/

Click this link for a great resource on all things related to using fonts on the Web, including definitions for all the jargon.

XHTML Character Entity Reference
www.digitalmediaminute.com/reference/entity/index.php

Here's a great resource for special characters. If you don't already have such a resource in your browser's bookmarks or favorites, consider adding this one.

Character Entity Reference HTML 4
www.bigbaer.com/reference/character_entity_reference.htm

Even though this page title refers to HTML, the same character entities apply to XHTML.