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Line 1: {{~~trope~~Useful Notes}} [[File:html tattoo 9088.png\|frame]] {{quote\|'''OP (name redacted)''' Has anyone noticed that [[Twitter]]-style hashtags have replaced HTML-style coding as meta-commentary on the internet? '''Person responding (also redacted)''' </era>~~\|[[Fail Blog\|Failbooking]]}}~~ \|Fail Blog}} [[Self-Demonstrating Article\|<article>]] [[HTML]] is the markup language that powers the internet. Every web page uses it or technology that builds upon it. It also happens to be very simple to pick up: make an opening tag with <tag>, then close it by inserting a / in front of the tag name, like </tag>. On blogs and Internet discussion forums, ~~when~~some participants ~~use~~uses the SGML-style tags popularized by HTML, (or sometimes even [[BB Code]]-style tags), to accentuate their messages by mimicking the style and syntax of semantic HTML, where tags communicate their purpose (e.g. <summary>, <nav> for ''nav''igation; <article> happens to be a real tag that can be found on the [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/article MDN Web Docs]). Common examples of '''Faux HTML Tags''' made up for this purpose include [[Sarcasm Mode\|<sarcasm>...</sarcasm>]] and [[The Rant\|<rant>...</rant>]]. Sometimes these '''Faux HTML Tags''' can include attributes such as <flame tone="angry">...</flame>. Often only the closing tag will be present as a kind of self-conscious [[Lampshade Hanging\|lampshade hung]] on the preceding flame/rant/what-have-you type of post. These can also be used in [[Image Macro]]s and other humorous images, such as a man with "</head> <body>" tattooed on his neck or a tombstone with "</life>"; [https://web.archive.org/web/20080408140049/http://icanhascheezburger.com/category/html/ this gallery] on icanhascheezburger.com provides many examples. </unsubscribe> is also occasionally used on Usenet to indicate that one is unsubscribing from a thread, though the [[Don't Explain the Joke\|semantically correct usage]] would be either </subscribe> (to indicate that the subscription is ending) or <unsubscribe /> (with an XML empty tag to indicate an unsubscription). ~~For example [[Sarcasm Mode\|<sarcasm>...</sarcasm>]] and [[The Rant\|<rant>...</rant>]].~~ ~~Sometimes these tags can include attributes such as <flame tone="angry">...</flame>.~~ ~~Oftentimes the opening tag will be omitted and only the closing tag will be there, as a kind of self-conscious [[Lampshade Hanging\|lampshade hung]] on the preceding flame/rant/etc.~~ Can also be used in [[Image Macro\|image macros]]; [http://icanhascheezburger.com/category/html/ here] are some examples. Note that not all edited photos are image macros: Some humorous pictures are seen on the 'Net, such as a man with "</head> <body>" tatooed on his neck or a tombstone with "</life>". Anti-war candidate Darcy Burner wore a T-shirt with </WAR> on it in several photos.▼ [[Myth Busters\|Adam Savage]] frequently wears a T-shirt that states <mythbuster> "Am I missing an eyebrow?" </mythbuster>.▼ </unsubscribe> is occasionally used on Usenet to indicate that one is unsubscribing from a thread. However, the proper use should be either </subscribe> (to indicate that the subscription is ending) or <unsubscribe /> (XML empty tag to indicate an unsubscription). It probably means, though, that the person has just finished the process of unsubscribing. </JustifyingEdit> This used to be done with faux C preprocessor directives, e.g.: {{quote\|<nowiki>#</nowiki>ifdef FLAME [[Flame War\|flame flame flame]] <nowiki>#</nowiki>endif }} but that usage has largely been supplanted by more-approachable HTML. Also known as [http://www.langmaker.com/db/Ostensible_Markup_Language Ostensible Markup Language]{{Dead link}}, although it's not the only meaning of that phrase.▼ [[Book Ends\|</article>]] [[Running Gag\|<examples>]] ▲Also known as [http://www.langmaker.com/db/Ostensible_Markup_Language Ostensible Markup Language], although it's not the only meaning of that phrase. {{examples}} == Real Life == ▲~~[[Myth~~* ~~Busters\|~~Adam Savage of [[Mythbusters]] frequently wears a T-shirt that states <mythbuster> "Am I missing an eyebrow?" </mythbuster>. ▲* Anti-war candidate Darcy Burner wore a T-shirt with </WAR> on it in several photos. * As mentioned in the article, on many forum trends. There are simply too many of them to list and we'll be here all day. </examples> ~~[[Chekhov's Boomerang\|</]][[Self-Demonstrating Article\|art]][[Book Ends\|icle>]]~~ {{reflist}} [[Category:New Media Tropes]] [[Category:Infauxmation Desk]] [[Category:Faux HTML Tags]]▼ [[Category:Self-Demonstrating Article]] ▲[[Category:~~Faux HTML Tags~~{{PAGENAME}}]]