HTML body Tag
The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01 (which is the current version of HTML). The next version, HTML 5, is currently being written. Here's a list of HTML 5 tags.
The HTML body tag is used for indicating the main content section of the HTML document. The body tag is placed between the </head> and the </html> tags.
Note that the attributes for the body tag are deprecated in HTML 4.01 and obsolete in HTML 5. You should use CSS for defining the presentation of your document body. For example, see CSS background-color and CSS text-decoration.
| Example |
<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML body tag</title>
</head>
<body style="background-color:orange">
Document content goes here
</body>
</html>
|
| Attributes: |
| Attributes specific to this tag: |
| Attribute | Description |
| background | Specifies the URI/URL of a background image. This attribute is now deprecated. |
| text | Specifies the text color. This attribute is now deprecated. |
| link | Specifies the color of unvisited hyperlink text. This attribute is now deprecated. |
| vlink | Specifies the color of visited hyperlink text. This attribute is now deprecated. |
| alink | Specifies the color of active hyperlink text (i.e. when the user clicks on it). This attribute is now deprecated. |
| Other Attributes: |
| Attribute | Description |
| class | Document wide identifier. |
| id | Document wide identifier |
| lang | Language code |
| dir | Specifies the direction of the text |
| title | Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip"). |
| style | Inline style (CSS) |
| bgcolor | Background color. This attribute is now deprecated. |
| onload | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onunload | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onclick | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| ondbclick | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmousedown | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmouseup | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmouseover | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmousemove | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmouseout | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onkeypress | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onkeydown | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onkeyup | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
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| Try it yourself! |
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Also see the HTML 5 version of HTML tags
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