1217084 - What are the supported HTML tags and attributes for the HTML Text Interpretation in Crystal Reports?

• Do we have a list of HTML tags supported?
• What are the supported HTML tags and attributes when formatting an object to use HTML Text Interpretation in Crystal Reports?

• SAP Crystal Reports 2008
• SAP Crystal Reports 2011
• SAP Crystal Reports 2013
• SAP Crystal Reports 2016
• SAP Crystal Reports 2020
           
• SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise 4.1
• SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise 4.2
• SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise 4.3
   
• SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.1
• SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.2
• SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.3

• HTML Text Interpretation formatting option supports basic HTML tags for text formatting only.
             
• Below is the list of supported HTML tags:  
     
  
  • html
  • body
  • div (causes a paragraph break)
  • tr (causes only a paragraph break; does not preserve column structure of a table)
  • span
  • font
  • p (causes a paragraph break)
  • br (causes a paragraph break)
  • h1 (causes a paragraph break, makes the font bold & twice default size)
  • h2 (causes a paragraph break, makes the font bold & 1.5 times default size)
  • h3 (causes a paragraph break, makes the font bold & 9/8 default size)
  • h4 (causes a paragraph break, makes the font bold)
  • h5 (causes a paragraph break, makes the font bold & 5/6 default size)
  • h6 (causes a paragraph break, makes the font bold & 5/8 default size)
  • center
  • big (increases font size by 2 points)
  • small (decreases font size by 2 points if it's 8 points or larger)
  • b
  • i
  • s
  • strike
  • u
       
  • The supported HTML attributes are:
    • align
    • face
    • size
    • color
    • font-family
    • font-size
    • font-style
    • font-weight 
          

• In Crystal Reports 2008 Service Pack 2 and above, the following additional HTML tags and attributes have been added to the supported list:
      
  
  • The supported HTML tags are:
    • ul  ( bulleted list )  Important Note: The bullet will not show up as a regular size bullet, but as a small dot. 
    • ol  ( ordered list )
    • li   ( tag defining a list item used for both list type: ul and ol. )   
            Important Note: It only support simple list, with no combinaison with other HTML tags within the list.
         
  • The supported HTML attribute is:
    • strong ( bold )
           

• In Crystal Reports 2008 Service Pack 3 and above, the following additional HTML tags and attributes have been added to the supported list:
    
• The supported HTML tag is:
  • a (hyperlink)
        
• The only supported attribute for the hyperlink tag is:
• href    Important Note: All other attributes for the hyperlink tag <a> are not supported.
•  Example: The attribute: target='_new', to open the hyperlink in a new window is not supported.
   
    
• Note:
   
• The above HTML tags are supported when viewing the report in Crystal Reports, as well as when the report is viewed in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform.
                  
• Sample Report:
          
  • HTML Text Intepretation Sample Report available in the Attachments section below, under the name: HTML Text Interpretation.rpt
    

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