Supported HTML in the Text Area


The table below describes the HTML elements and attributes that are supported by the text area.

Note that some additional restrictions apply to certain attribute values.

Element

Attributes

a

class,  id, dir, lang, href, title, target

The value of an href attribute must fulfill one of the following:

  • It is a well formed http, https, mailto or tibcospotfire URL.

  • It is a file URL to a “.html” or “.htm” file or one of the additional file extensions set by preferences.

  • It has one of the additional schemas set by preferences.

  • It links to an identified element in the text area, that is, it starts with #.

abbr

style, class, id, dir, lang

acronym

style, class, id, dir, lang

b

style, class, id, dir, lang

blockquote

style, class, id, dir, lang

br

style, class, id, dir

col

style, class, width, span, bgcolor

colgroup

span, bgcolor

cite

style, class, id, dir, lang

code

style, class, id, dir, lang

del

style, class, id, dir, lang

dl

style, class, id, dir, lang

dt

style, class, id, dir, lang

dd

style, class, id, dir, lang

div

style, class, id, dir, lang, align

dir

style, class, id, dir, lang, align

em

style, class, id, dir, lang

font

style, class, id, dir, lang, color, face, size

h1

style, class, id, dir, lang, align

h2

style, class, id, dir, lang, align

h3

style, class, id, dir, lang, align

h4

style, class, id, dir, lang, align

h5

style, class, id, dir, lang, align

h6

style, class, id, dir, lang, align

hr

style, class, id, dir, align, noshade, size, width

i

style, class, id, dir, lang

img

style, class, id, dir, lang, src, height, width, title, hspace, vspace, border

The value of the src attribute must refer to an image that has been included in the text area.

ins

style, class, id, dir, lang

label

style, class, id, dir, lang

li

style, class, id, dir, lang

ol

style, class, id, dir, lang, type

p

style, class, id, dir, lang, align

pre

style, class, id, dir, lang

q

style, class, id, dir, lang, cite

span

style, class, id, dir, lang

strike

style, class, id, dir, lang

strong

style, class, id, dir, lang

table

style, class, id, dir, lang, cellspacing, cellpadding, border, bordercolor, width, rules, frame, align, bgcolor

tbody

style, class, id, dir, lang

td

style, class, id, dir, lang, colspan, rowspan, align, valign, width, height, bgcolor

tfoot

style, class, id, dir, lang

th

style, class, id, dir, lang, scope, bgcolor

thead

style, class, id, dir, lang

tr

style, class, id, dir, lang, bgcolor

u

style, class, id, dir, lang

ul

style, class, id, dir, lang, type

Further restrictions apply to the value of a style attribute. The values specified for style properties must not contain parentheses, colons or escape sequences. The only exception to this rule is that values on the form "rgb (n,n,n)", where n is an integer, are supported.

See also:

Details on Edit HTML

Text Area Edit Mode