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anetcall · ‎07-05-2023

Where can I find the rules for writing Item Description using HTML language?

I would like to know which HTML elements can be used, for example like this:

<div><font size="4"><i style=""><font face="Georgia">This is an example</font></i><br></font><br></div>

I would like to know which HTML elements are allowed and which ones are not allowed, as I want to avoid any violations.

Thank you!

shipscript · ‎07-05-2023

@anetcall

All of the simple HTML formatting codes in your example, including the embedded style attribute, are allowed.

eBay's different listing editors handle HTML differently. The Quickl Lister will strip standalone stylesheets, classes, and anything in the <head> section of the HTML. The Unified Business Lister will allow most HTML and stylesheets, but will reject anything associated with scripts, including embedded event handlers like "onclick=()".

All active content is banned, such as javascript, script, object, applet, form, embed, swf, and all event handlers (onclick, onmouseover, etc).
Links <a href=""> can only point to eBay pages.
External images are allowed <img src="">

If unsure what is allowed, you can paste your HTML into this page and press SCAN.

https://www.isdntek.com/ebaytools/ActiveContentSandbox.htm

Scroll down to the Markup tab to look for color coded violations.

ShipScript has been an eBay Community volunteer since 2003, specializing in HTML, CSS, Scripts, Photos, Active Content, Technical Solutions, and online Seller Tools.

anetcall · ‎07-20-2023

@shipscript

Thank you for the valuable advice provided above. I truly appreciate the detailed response, and I will make sure to implement each suggestion one by one. Your guidance is invaluable, and I can't thank you enough for it.