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HTML <body> tag
Example
A simple HTML document, with the minimum of required tags:
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
</head>
<body>
The content of the document......
</body>
</html>
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Definition and Usage
The body element defines the document's body.
The body element contains all the contents of an HTML document, such as text, hyperlinks, images, tables, lists, etc.
Browser Support
The <body> tag is supported in all major browsers.
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
All "presentation attributes" of the body element were deprecated
in HTML 4.01, and are not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.
Optional Attributes
DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
DTD |
| alink |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the color of
an active link in a document |
TF |
| background |
URL |
Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies a background image for a document |
TF |
| bgcolor |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the background color of a document |
TF |
| link |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the
default color of unvisited links in a document |
TF |
| text |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the color of the text in
a document |
TF |
| vlink |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the color of the visited links in
a document |
TF |
Standard Attributes
The <body> tag supports the following standard attributes:
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
DTD |
| class |
classname |
Specifies a classname for an element |
STF |
| dir |
rtl
ltr |
Specifies the text direction
for the content in an element |
STF |
| id |
id |
Specifies a unique id for an element |
STF |
| lang |
language_code |
Specifies a language code for the content in an element |
STF |
| style |
style_definition |
Specifies an inline style for an element |
STF |
| title |
text |
Specifies extra information about an element |
STF |
| xml:lang |
language_code |
Specifies a language code for the content in an element, in
XHTML documents |
STF |
More information about Standard Attributes.
Event Attributes
The <body> tag supports the following event attributes:
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
DTD |
| onclick |
script |
Script to be run on a mouse click |
STF |
| ondblclick |
script |
Script to be run on a mouse double-click |
STF |
| onload |
script |
Script to be run when a document load |
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| onmousedown |
script |
Script to be run when mouse button is pressed |
STF |
| onmousemove |
script |
Script to be run when mouse pointer moves |
STF |
| onmouseout |
script |
Script to be run when mouse pointer moves out of an
element |
STF |
| onmouseover |
script |
Script to be run when mouse pointer moves over an
element |
STF |
| onmouseup |
script |
Script to be run when mouse button is released |
STF |
| onkeydown |
script |
Script to be run when a key is pressed |
STF |
| onkeypress |
script |
Script to be run when a key is pressed and released |
STF |
| onkeyup |
script |
Script to be run when a key is released |
STF |
| onunload |
script |
Script to be run when a document unload |
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More information about Event Attributes.
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