| Using a table and &nbsp spacers we can create the colored border to the left of this text and the tetragons shown below.The number of spacers used determines the width of the border or tetragons.The height is proportional to the amount of text. |
<table align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="RED">&nbsp</td><td>PLACING YOUR TEXT HERE WILL GENERATE A BORDER TO THE LEFT. BORDER ORDER WILL FOLLOW YOUR TEXT AS YOU SEE IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT.</td></tr></table> |
  | PLACING YOUR TEXT HERE WILL GENERATE A BORDER TO THE LEFT. BORDER ORDER WILL FOLLOW YOUR TEXT AS YOU SEE IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT. |
      | 5 spacers |
     | 4 spacers |
    | 3 spacers |
   | 2 spacers |
  | 1 spacer |