WAP Site Host WML Code Reference

Tag Name Description
<!- --> Comments Comment your code - not displayed to the user and stripped out by the WML Compiler in the WAP Gateway to reduce file size.
<a> A Specifies a link to another card
<access>  Access Limits access within the document to certain cards
<anchor> Anchor Specifies an anchor
<b> Bold Format text style to bold
<big> Big Increase the size of text - not commonly implemented by handsets. Usually replaced by bold
<br/> Line Break Start a new line
<card> Card A single wml file can contain multiple pages (cards) - This leads to the analogy - a "deck" of "cards" within a single wml file.
<do> Do Specifies a do action
<em> Emphasis Format text style to Emphasis - rendered by most browsers as bold
<fieldset> Fieldset Placed around paragraphs to separate them into "subpanes", giving the card a more logical appearance. Currently most browsers either ignore this tag, or don't display the text inside the tags.
<go> Go Specifies a task that navigates to a URI. 
<head> Head An optional header for the wml document. It is used to contain <access> and <meta> information relating to the whole wml file.
<i> Italic Format text style to italic
<img/> Image Inserts an image
<input/> Input Inserts an input box for text entry
<meta> Meta Contained within the <head> tags, this element describes the content of the document. 
<noop> No Operation Specifies that nothing should be done. 
<onevent> On Event The action(s) contained within the tags will only be taken when the event detailed by the attribute occurs. 
<option> Option List Specifies individual items in a list
<optgroup> Option List Group Breaks a <select> list up into options in submenus, when placed around <option> tags.
<p> Paragraph Creates a paragraph
<postfield> Postfield Allows variables to be posted to other pages and scripts. 
<prev/> Previous Navigates to the previous URI in the history
<refresh/> Refresh Specifies a refresh task. 
<select> Select List Defines a list. 
<setvar> Set Variable Sets a variable. Can only be included inside and tags
<small> Small Reduces the size of the text. 
<strong> Strong Format text style to Strong Emphasis - rendered by most browsers as bold
<table> Table Specifies a table. 
<td> Table Cell Used to define individual cell contents in each row of a defined table. 
<timer/> Timer Sets a timer that starts counting. Often used to display a splash page. Do not use splash screens unless you have a very, very good reason. They waste time, bandwidth and most importantly - the user's tollerance!
<tr> Table Row Defines each row in an already defined table.
<u> Underline Format test style to underline
<wml> WML Specifies a WML document