HTML Tips to Improve the Look of Your Item Description
Attach a Picture to Your Listing
  • Locate the image on your web site
  • Right click on the image, select properties
  • On the properties window, hightline the web address URL and right click, select copy
  • Paste the copied URL to the picture URL box

 

Paragraphs, Line Breaks, and Horizontal Lines

  • Separate your paragraphs using the  <p>  tag for a new paragraph. Do not use blank lines between paragraph
  • The  <br>  tag starts a new line without skipping any space.
  • To draw a line across the screen, use  <hr>  (for "horizontal rule").

Tag How to use it What it
looks like
<p> I sell my item at discount! <p> You foud a best deal! I sell my item at discount!

You foud a best deal!
<br> I sell my item at discount! <br> You foud a best deal! I sell my item at discount!
You foud a best deal!
<hr> I sell my item at discount! <hr> You foud a best deal! I sell my item at discount!
You foud a best deal!

Create Font Six Different Ways!

TagHow to use itWhat it
looks like
<h1></h1> <h1>I sell my item at discount!</h1>

I sell my item at discount!
<h2></h2> <h2>I sell my item at discount!</h2>

I sell my item at discount!
<h3></h3> <h3>I sell my item at discount!</h3>

I sell my item at discount!
<h4></h4> <h4>I sell my item at discount!</h4>

I sell my item at discount!
<h5></h5> <h5>I sell my item at discount!</h5>
I sell my item at discount!
<h6></h6> <h6>I sell my item at discount!</h6>
I sell my item at discount!

 

Emphasize Words Using Bold, Italic, and Underline

TagHow to use itWhat it
looks like
<b></b> <b>I sell my item at discount!</b> I sell my item at discount!
<i></i> <i>I sell my item at discount!</i> I sell my item at discount!
<u></u> <u>I sell my item at discount!</u> I sell my item at discount!

Use Color
Liven type up with built-in colors like aqua, black, blue, fuchsia, gray, green, lime, maroon, navy, olive, purple, red, silver, teal, yellow or white.

TagHow to use itWhat it
looks like
<font color=color> </font> Buy this <font color=green>
now</font> and you may win!		 Buy this now and you may win!
<font color=color> </font> Buy this <font color=blue>
now</font> and you may win!		 Buy this now and you may win!

Center Your Text

TagHow to use itWhat it
looks like
<center>
</center>		 <center>Buy this now!</center>
Buy this now!

Create Lists with Bullets or Numbers

  • Begin your list with  <ol>  for an ordered, or numbered, list.
  • Start the list with  <ul>  for a bulleted list.
  • Each item in the list should have an  <li>  tag at the beginning and  </li>  at the end.
TagHow to use itWhat it
looks like
<ul>
</ul>		 My item is:
<ul>
  <li>New</li>
  <li>In excellent condition</li>
</ul> 		My item is:
  • New
  • In excellent condition
<ol>
</ol>		 My item is:
<ol>
  <li>New</li>
  <li>In excellent condition</li>
</ol> 		My item is:
  1. New
  2. In excellent condition