The attributes for a given node can be retrieved using the %attributes()% method, which returns an array of attributes for that node. attributes() as $attr) { if($attr->id == TIDY_ATTR_BGCOLOR) { echo "The background color is: '{$attr->value}'"; } } ?>]]> The %get_attr()% method is a shorthand version of above and allows you to retrieve a specific attribute object with less code: get_attr(TIDY_ATTR_BGCOLOR); echo "The background color is: '{$attr->value}'"; ?>]]>