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Is there a cheat sheet of examples for HTML tags that show "example code" to "actual outcome"?

For example, typing this in:

<b>Bold text</b>
will produce:

Bold text

The Shortcuts node has good example details, but the HTML Tags nodes are lacking.

References:

What shortcuts can I use for linking to other information?
Perl Monks Approved HTML tags
PerlMonks Approved Chatter HTML Tags
Writeup Formatting Tips

Perhaps I'm missing something, because I'm relatively new to PerlMonks.

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Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags. Currently these include the following:
<code> <a> <b> <big> <blockquote> <br /> <dd> <dl> <dt> <em> <font> <h1> <h2> <h3> <h4> <h5> <h6> <hr /> <i> <li> <nbsp> <ol> <p> <small> <strike> <strong> <sub> <sup> <table> <td> <th> <tr> <tt> <u> <ul>
Snippets of code should be wrapped in <code> tags not <pre> tags. In fact, <pre> tags should generally be avoided. If they must be used, extreme care should be taken to ensure that their contents do not have long lines (<70 chars), in order to prevent horizontal scrolling (and possible janitor intervention).
Want more info? How to link or How to display code and escape characters are good places to start.