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HTML <body> tag
HTML <body> tag defines the main content of an HTML document which displays on the browser. It can contain text content, paragraphs, headings, images, tables, links, videos, etc.
The <body> must be the second element after the <head> tag or it should be placed between </head> and </html> tags. This tag is required for every HTML document and should only use once in the whole HTML document.
Syntax
Following are some specifications about the <body> tag
Display | Inline |
Start tag/End tag | Both start and End tag |
Usage | Structural |
Example
Output:
Attribute
Tag specific Attributes
Attribute | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
alink | color | It defines the color of the active link in a document. (Not supported in HTML5) |
background | URL | It determines the background image for the document. (Not supported in HTML5) |
bgcolor | color | It determines the background color of the content. (Not supported in HTML5) |
link | color | It determines the color of the unvisited link. (Not supported in HTML5) |
text | color | It determines the color of the text in the document. (Not supported in HTML5) |
vlink | color | It determines the color of the visited link. (Not supported in HTML5) |
onload | Function call on page loading | |
onunload | Function call when user leaves the page | |
onfocus | Function call when document receives focus by user. | |
onblur | Function call when document loses focus by user. |
Global Attribute
The <body> attribute supports global attribute in HTML.
Event Attribute
The <body> attribute supports Event attributes in HTML.
Supporting Browsers
Element | Chrome | IE | Firefox | Opera | Safari |
<body> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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