HTML 4 is becoming the standard, http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-HTML40 gives a description.
Some HTML editors:
HotDog for Windows - shareware - download
HTML Assistant Pro for Windows - information
HTMLed for Windows - shareware - download
HotMetal Pro - download HotMetal
Some less commonly known HTML features
<BR CLEAR=LEFT> lets you type text directly below a previously entered picture.
Between the tags <PRE> and </PRE> you can still use HTML codes, for
instance a line break (<BR>).
The <:XMP> tag shows the text in between as it is, see
<:XMP>
Other possibilities:
<LISTING>text</LISTING>
<PLAINTEXT> (no end tag!)
The default base font size is 3, To change this into for instance 4, start
with the tag <BASEFONT SIZE=4>
A nice feature: Copyright ©1999.
Aligning text:
Normal
indented textNormal again
Created March 15, 1999