Limitations of HTML

HTML Does Not:

  • Recognize spaces, tabs or margins.
  • Translate easily from other types of documents.
  • Support all font styles.
  • Recognize line breaks, or paragraph breaks (unless you code it in).

HTML Does:

Support multiple text sizes<FONT SIZE=X> </FONT>
Support multiple fonts<FONT Face="XXXX"> </FONT>
Support bold, underline, and italic version of text<B></B>, <U></U>, <I></I>
Have multiple Text colors<FONT COLOR="#XXXXXX"> </FONT>
Support Background Colors.<BODY BGCOLOR = "#XXXXXX"> </BODY>
Support tables, the only way you can "fake" tabs and margins.<TABLE> <TR><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>
Allow you to insert graphics, sound, videos.<IMG SRC = "#XXXXXX">
Have built-in graphics for line rules<HR>
Supports itemized lists with dots or numbers<UL><LI>...<LI>...<LI> </UL> like this bulleted list.


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