ExampleA simple HTML document, with the minimum of required tags: <html> <head> <title>Title of the document</title> </head> <body> The content of the document...... </body> </html> | Browser Support |
1. Definition and Usage
The <body> tag defines the document's body.
The <body> element contains all the contents of an HTML document, such as text, hyperlinks, images, tables, lists, etc.
2. Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
All layout attributes is removed from HTML5.
All layout attributes is deprecated in HTML 4.01.
3. Optional Attributes
DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.
| Attribute | Value | Description | DTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| alink | rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname | Deprecated. Use styles instead. Specifies the color of an active link in a document | TF |
| background | URL | Deprecated. Use styles instead. Specifies a background image for a document | TF |
| bgcolor | rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname | Deprecated. Use styles instead. Specifies the background color of a document | TF |
| link | rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname | Deprecated. Use styles instead. Specifies the default color of unvisited links in a document | TF |
| text | rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname | Deprecated. Use styles instead. Specifies the color of the text in a document | TF |
| vlink | rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname | Deprecated. Use styles instead. Specifies the color of the visited links in a document | TF |
4. Standard Attributes
The <body> tag supports the Standard Attributes in HTML.
5. Event Attributes
The <body> tag also supports the Standard Event Attributes in HTML.
