Ever wondered how some Cachers add those ‘special effects’ to their web pages? You know – bold print, italics, coloured text, large text, lists

• List Item 1
• List Item 2?

and hyperlinks :

Geocaching.com provide the ability to add simple HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) code to your profile page and your cache pages. Your profile page is HTML enabled by default and geocaching.com will convert any text you enter there to HTML. You will still need the information below to enhance this page to suit yourself though. The rest of this tutorial will use the Report / Edit a Cache Page for examples.

When you add a cache description, it is entered in as plain text by default. Geocaching.com recognises the fact that you have pressed the <enter> key to start a new line. And that’s all.

HTML however, puts the control in your hands. You have to tell Geocaching.com that your web page is going to be HTML compliant. This is done by ticking the box on the Report / Edit a Cache Page.

Ticking the box will enable markup tags in the text you enter. These tags control how a web browser displays the text on the page. Tags are always surrounded by angle brackets, <>. Some tags have attributes which can further specify the tags behaviour The tags control elements. Elements contain content.