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HTML <frameset> Tag. Not Supported in HTML5.

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Example

A simple three-framed page:

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(more examples at the bottom of this page)

Browser Support

The <frameset> tag is supported in all major browsers.

Definition and Usage

The <frameset> tag is not supported in HTML5.

The <frameset> tag defines a frameset.

The <frameset> element holds one or more <frame> elements. Each <frame> element can hold a separate document.

The <frameset> element specifies HOW MANY columns or rows there will be in the frameset, and HOW MUCH percentage/pixels of space will occupy each of them.

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 and XHTML

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Optional Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
cols	pixels % *	Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the number and size of columns in a frameset
rows	pixels % *	Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the number and size of rows in a frameset

Standard Attributes

The <frameset> 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

The <frameset> tag supports the following event attributes in HTML 4.01:

Attribute	Value	Description
onload	script	Script to be run when a document load
onunload	script	Script to be run when a document unload

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 frames are not resizable. Move the mouse over the borders between the frames and notice that you can not move the borders.

HTML DOM reference: Frameset object

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