HTML5 tags
W3C Spec for main layout elements
Here is a list of the common html5 tags with links to their definitions
…gmail chat icons :)
Ever want to use fancy emoticons beyond the simple ๐ smiley face? With gmail, you can by using these combinations. They animate!
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Emoticon
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Key Combination
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<3
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m/
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๐ฎ
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๐
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๐
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x-(
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Entity converter
Some handy tools to convert things!
Hexadecimal to Decimal
This example converts a number in hexadecimal notation (e.g. FF)
to decimal (e.g. 255).
Decimal to Hexadecimal
This example converts a number in decimal notation (e.g. 255)
iOS zooming
Ever have the issue where your iOS devices randomly and/or inconsistently zooms in on orientation change, regardless of your viewport settings? Well, I’ve seen it, and I’ve had enough!
Fix:
$(document).ready(function (e) {
'use strict';
var mobile_timer = false;
if(navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i)) …
Getting FB access token
Facebook Graph API โ getting access tokens
completely “borrowed” from this site
Assume an application with an id 116122545078207, and using the URL of the blog (http://benbiddington.wordpress.com) to collect request tokens.
Following the instructions as specified in section 3.5.1.1.,
URL encode/decode
This post is for my coworker who cannot remember how to use encodeURIComponent(). This helpful tool can be used in case you don’t have all the%20characters%20memorized:
This is useful for dynamically creating Twitter messages, or just generating URL-safe code for …
CSS Shapes
Whether or not you will find a practical use for this or not, you have got to admit that this is pretty sweet. No images at all โ just CSS3. Also, you can edit the CSS right there in the …
HTML Special Characters
Sometimes you need to reference some special characters in HTML
| Punctuation | HTML Entity | ISO Latin-1 code | name or meaning |
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| โ | – | – | en dash |
| โ | — | — | em dash |
| ยก | ¡ | ¡ | inverted exclamation |
| ยฟ | ¿ | ¿ | inverted question mark |
It’s Greek To Me
Greek HTML Character codes. For those special times you need to use the very special characters. Let your loved ones know they are loved by using Greek characters at all the inconvenient moments!
| Name | HTML | Example | |
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| Alpha | Α | ฮ | |
| alpha |







