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External links

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	* HTML 4.01 specification: [http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/index/elements.html elements] \| [http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/index/attributes.html attributes]		* HTML 4.01 specification: [http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/index/elements.html elements] \| [http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/index/attributes.html attributes]
	* HTML 5.2 specification: [//www.w3.org/TR/html5/fullindex.html#index-elements elements] \| [//www.w3.org/TR/html5/fullindex.html#attributes-table attributes]		* HTML 5.2 specification: [//www.w3.org/TR/html5/fullindex.html#index-elements elements] \| [//www.w3.org/TR/html5/fullindex.html#attributes-table attributes]

	{{Help navigation}}
	{{Wikipedia technical help\|collapsed}}

	[[Category:Wikipedia editor help]]		[[Category:Wikipedia editor help]]

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Validation

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	== Validation ==		== Validation ==
	{{Main\|Wikipedia:Help:Markup validation}}		{{Main\|Wikipedia:Help:Markup validation}}
	The MediaWiki software attempts to fix HTML errors, but it does not catch all of them. Where HTML is used, it is helpful to verify it with the [[W3C Markup Validation Service]].		The MediaWiki software attempts to fix HTML errors, but it does not catch all of them. Where HTML is used, it is helpful to verify it with the [[Wikipedia:W3C Markup Validation Service\|W3C Markup Validation Service]].

	== Parser and extension tags ==		== Parser and extension tags ==

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Parser and extension tags

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	== Parser and extension tags ==		== Parser and extension tags ==
	{{shortcut\|Help:Extension tag\|Help:Parser tag}}
	{{#section:Template:Xtag/doc\|xtag}}		{{#section:Template:Xtag/doc\|xtag}}

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Validation

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	== Validation ==		== Validation ==
	{{Main\|Help:Markup validation}}		{{Main\|Wikipedia:Help:Markup validation}}
	The MediaWiki software attempts to fix HTML errors, but it does not catch all of them. Where HTML is used, it is helpful to verify it with the [[W3C Markup Validation Service]].		The MediaWiki software attempts to fix HTML errors, but it does not catch all of them. Where HTML is used, it is helpful to verify it with the [[W3C Markup Validation Service]].

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Exceptions

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	In some pages in the [[Wikipedia:Help:MediaWiki namespace\|MediaWiki namespace]], typically the short messages like button labels, HTML is not parsed, and tags will be exposed.		In some pages in the [[Wikipedia:Help:MediaWiki namespace\|MediaWiki namespace]], typically the short messages like button labels, HTML is not parsed, and tags will be exposed.

	User and sitewide [[Wikipedia:CSS]] and [[Wikipedia:JavaScript]] pages are interpreted as if inside a {{tag\|pre\|o}} block. See [[Help:User style]].		User and sitewide [[Wikipedia:CSS]] and [[Wikipedia:JavaScript]] pages are interpreted as if inside a {{tag\|pre\|o}} block. See [[Wikipedia:Help:User style\|Help:User style]].

	== Validation ==		== Validation ==

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Exceptions

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	== Exceptions ==		== Exceptions ==
	In some pages in the [[Help:MediaWiki namespace\|MediaWiki namespace]], typically the short messages like button labels, HTML is not parsed, and tags will be exposed.		In some pages in the [[Wikipedia:Help:MediaWiki namespace\|MediaWiki namespace]], typically the short messages like button labels, HTML is not parsed, and tags will be exposed.

	User and sitewide [[Wikipedia:CSS]] and [[JavaScript]] pages are interpreted as if inside a {{tag\|pre\|o}} block. See [[Help:User style]].		User and sitewide [[Wikipedia:CSS]] and [[Wikipedia:JavaScript]] pages are interpreted as if inside a {{tag\|pre\|o}} block. See [[Help:User style]].

	== Validation ==		== Validation ==

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HTML Tidy

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	== HTML Tidy ==		== HTML Tidy ==
	[[Wikipedia:HTML Tidy]] is an outdated HTML4 library that is [[:mw:Parsing/Replacing Tidy\|slated for removal]]. Tidy parses the MediaWiki output and cleans it up to increase the likelihood that valid HTML4 is rendered. For example, with Tidy enabled, {{tag\|br\|o}}, {{tag\|br\|c}}, {{tag\|br/\|o}}, {{tag\|br.\|o}} all rendered as {{tag\|br\|s}}. Tidy is not enabled for [[Help:MediaWiki namespace\|MediaWiki interface pages]]. Tidy was never perfect and has been known to introduce errors.		[[Wikipedia:HTML Tidy]] is an outdated HTML4 library that is [[:mw:Parsing/Replacing Tidy\|slated for removal]]. Tidy parses the MediaWiki output and cleans it up to increase the likelihood that valid HTML4 is rendered. For example, with Tidy enabled, {{tag\|br\|o}}, {{tag\|br\|c}}, {{tag\|br/\|o}}, {{tag\|br.\|o}} all rendered as {{tag\|br\|s}}. Tidy is not enabled for [[Wikipedia:Help:MediaWiki namespace\|MediaWiki interface pages]]. Tidy was never perfect and has been known to introduce errors.

	== Exceptions ==		== Exceptions ==

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input

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	=== input ===		=== input ===
	{{details\|mediawikiwiki:Extension:InputBox}}		{{details\|mediawikiwiki:Extension:InputBox}}
	{{tag\|input\|o}} is used to create [[Form (HTML)\|forms]]. The {{xtag\|inputbox}} extension tag is used to create a text box with a button.		{{tag\|input\|o}} is used to create [[Wikipedia:Form (HTML)\|forms]]. The {{xtag\|inputbox}} extension tag is used to create a text box with a button.

	== HTML Tidy ==		== HTML Tidy ==

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Unsupported elements

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	=== a ===		=== a ===
	{{details\|Help:Wiki markup#Links and URLs}}		{{details\|Help:Wiki markup#Links and URLs}}
	{{tag\|a\|o}} is used to create links. Use the <code><nowiki>[[ ]]</nowiki></code> wikimarkup for internal/intrawiki links and [[interwiki links]], and <code><nowiki>[ ]</nowiki></code> for external links.		{{tag\|a\|o}} is used to create links. Use the <code><nowiki>[[ ]]</nowiki></code> wikimarkup for internal/intrawiki links and [[Wikipedia:interwiki links\|interwiki links]], and <code><nowiki>[ ]</nowiki></code> for external links.

	=== input ===		=== input ===
	{{details\|mw:Extension:InputBox}}		{{details\|mediawikiwiki:Extension:InputBox}}
	{{tag\|input\|o}} is used to create [[Form (HTML)\|forms]]. The {{xtag\|inputbox}} extension tag is used to create a text box with a button.		{{tag\|input\|o}} is used to create [[Form (HTML)\|forms]]. The {{xtag\|inputbox}} extension tag is used to create a text box with a button.

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Containers

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	==== div ====		==== div ====
	{{see\|Span and div}}		{{see\|Wikipedia:Span and div}}
	{{tag\|div}} is a generic container for flow content that displays as a block element.		{{tag\|div}} is a generic container for flow content that displays as a block element.

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	==== span ====		==== span ====
	{{see\|Span and div}}		{{see\|Wikipedia:Span and div}}
	{{tag\|span}} is a container for flow content that displays as an inline element.		{{tag\|span}} is a container for flow content that displays as an inline element.