When I'm giving the item description, what is the difference between standard and Html?

[loveyourimagination49]

Use standard unless you write code.

[buylo_sellhigh]

I have a hard enough time writing normal, I know nothing about code. That answered my question. Thank you so much.

[loveyourimagination49]

You’re Welcome.
Write part of your description in standard, click on the html tab. That’s the code for what you typed in normal words. Click back to standards and you’re back to normal. If you care to even know. Lol 😂

[femmefan1946]

HTML coding looks like this:

<!-- Auction ad begins here --><center><table border=2 cellpadding=10><tr><td bgcolor="#ffcccc"><font face=Arial,Helvetica><center><b><font face=Textile size=+5 color=red><BR><BR>


</font><font face=Textile size=+3 color=blue><BR><BR>

</font><font face=Textile size=+2><BR><BR>

</font><font face=Textile size=+2>
<BR><BR>

If that shows up.

It changes my backgrounds, puts in colour letters and adjusts the font. It also adds spacing.

It's my little version of branding.

The Standard side is just print. You can use the links at the top to automatically code some of your description, and Advanced for more choices.

If you look at one of my Descriptions you will see what it does.

[duchess-at-speakeasy · Accepted solution]

I supply my own template -- the HTML tab shows the content and appropriate code; the Standard tab shows the result as it will appear in the actual listing. No need to use "Preview" to see the finished product! Creating subsequent listings is so much faster and easier than starting with a blank screen! ~~C~~

[rarestfinds]

HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language.  HTML is the authoring language used to create documents on the World Wide Web.  HTML defines the structure and layout of a Web document by using a variety of tags and attributes.

Here is a simple HTML tag <b>. Used before text, it will turn on the bold feature and will show following letters and text in bold face. To switch it off you would use the tag </b>. For instance, you could use the tag in the sentence, "I will <b>NOT</b> issue a partial refund!" The three letters inbetween the tag will show in bold letters. To understricke you would use the tag <u> and </u>.

Consequentlym, in the previous example, "I will <b><u>NOT</u></b> issue a partial refund!" the three letters NOT would now be bold and underscored. As you get familiar with HTML you can write more attractive listings. To learn HTML as a beginner, I would recommend the book, "Teach Yourself HTML VISUALLY" issued by IDG BOOKS WORLDWIDE. YOu can find a used copy for less than $5 on eBay or amazon. Good luck and have fun!