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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 <frame> Tag. Not Supported in HTML5.
Example
A simple three-framed page:
<frameset cols="25%,50%,25%">
<frame src="frame_a.htm">
<frame src="frame_b.htm">
<frame src="frame_c.htm">
</frameset>
<frame src="frame_a.htm">
<frame src="frame_b.htm">
<frame src="frame_c.htm">
</frameset>
Try it yourself »
(more examples at the bottom of this page)
Browser Support
The <frame> tag is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The <frame> tag is not supported in HTML5.
The <frame> tag defines one particular window (frame) within a <frameset>.
Each <frame> in a <frameset> can have different attributes, such as border, scrolling, the ability to resize, etc.
Note: If you want to validate a page containing frames, be sure the <!DOCTYPE> is set to either "HTML Frameset DTD" or "XHTML Frameset DTD".
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The <frame> tag is not supported in HTML5, but is supported in HTML 4.01.
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
In HTML, the <frame> tag has no end tag. In XHTML, the <frame> tag must be properly closed.
Optional Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| frameborder | 0 1 |
Not supported in HTML5. Specifies whether or not to display a border around a frame |
| longdesc | URL | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies a page that contains a long description of the content of a frame |
| marginheight | pixels | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the top and bottom margins of a frame |
| marginwidth | pixels | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the left and right margins of a frame |
| name | name | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the name of a frame |
| noresize | noresize | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies that a frame is not resizable |
| scrolling | yes no auto |
Not supported in HTML5. Specifies whether or not to display scrollbars in a frame |
| src | URL | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the URL of the document to show in a frame |
Standard Attributes
The <frame> tag supports the following standard attributes in HTML 4.01:
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| class | classname | Specifies a classname for an element |
| id | id | Specifies a unique id for an element |
| style | style_definition | Specifies an inline style for an element |
| title | text | Specifies extra information about an element |
More information about Standard Attributes.
Event Attributes
According to the W3C, the <frame> tag does not support any event attributes in HTML 4.01.
However, the onload event is supported in all browsers.
More information about Event Attributes.
Try it Yourself - Examples
Horizontal frameset
How to make a horizontal frameset with three different documents.
Mixed frameset
How to make a frameset with three documents, and how to mix them in rows and columns.
Frameset
with noresize="noresize"
How to use the "noresize" attribute. The border between frame A and B
is not resizable.
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