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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML <body> background Attribute
Example
Specify a background image for an HTML document:
<html>
<body background="bgimage.jpg">
<h1>Hello world!</h1>
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</body>
</html>
<body background="bgimage.jpg">
<h1>Hello world!</h1>
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</body>
</html>
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Browser Support
The background attribute is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The <body> background attribute is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
The background attribute of <body> is deprecated in HTML 4.01.
The background attribute specifies a background image for a document.
Compatibility Notes
The background attribute of <body> is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
CSS syntax: <body style="background-image:url(bgimage.jpg)">
CSS Example: Add a background image to a document
In our CSS tutorial you can find more details about the background-image property.
Syntax
<body background="URL">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| URL | The URL of the background image. Possible values:
|
HTML <body> tag
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