HTML <body> tag
Definition and Usage
The body element defines the documents' body. It contains all the contents of the
document (like text, images, colors, graphics, etc.).
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
All "presentation attributes" of the body element were deprecated in HTML 4.01.
All "presentation attributes" of the body element are not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.
Example
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
The content of the document......
</body>
</html>
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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 |
Specifies the color of the active links in the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. |
TF |
| background |
file_name |
An image to use as the background. Deprecated. Use styles instead. |
TF |
| bgcolor |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
The background color of the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. |
TF |
| link |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
Specifies the color of all the links in the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. |
TF |
| text |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
Specifies the color of the text in the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. |
TF |
| vlink |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
Specifies the color of the visited links in the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. |
TF |
Standard Attributes
| id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang |
For a full description, go to Standard
Attributes.
Event Attributes
| onload, onunload, onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress,
onkeydown, onkeyup |
For a full description, go to Event Attributes.
Try-It-Yourself Demos
A very simple
document
A very simple document, with only a minimum of tags. It demonstrates how the
text inside a body element is displayed in the browser.
Background
color
Adding a background color to a page.
Background
image
Adding a background image to a page.
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