HTML is all about tags. Tags are instructions for the computer enclosed in brackets. You can see the HTML coding for any web page by going to the "View" menu and choosing source. In HTML, when you use the font tags, you can change the style of the font, the size, the color and even add attributes to emphasize certain words. Below is a sample of a formatting project:

To change text color you can use the 8 basic colors that all web browser will read: red text, green text, blue text, yellow text, orange text, black text, purple text, and white text. Of course, white text will not show up against a white background!

You need to use a hexadecimal number if you want a different color such as neon pink , kelly green , or coral.

Adding the size attribute to the font tag allows you, of course, to change the size of the font.

Font size 1 is equivalent to 8 point.
Font size 2 is equivalent to10 point.
Font size 3 is equivalent to12 point.
Font size 4 is equivalent to 14 point.
Font size 5 is equivalent to 18 point.
Font size 6 is equivalent to 24 point.
Font size 7 is equivalent to 36 point.

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