HTML <body> tag
The <body> tag defines the actual content of the document which is displayed to the user.
Most of the HTML tags are included in the <body> tag.
But, the tags which are not coded inside the <body> tag are –
- <html> tag
- <head> tag
- <!DOCTYPE> tag
- <title> tag
Note/Warning/Info
<script> & <noscript> tags can be used with both the <head> and <body> tags.
Syntax:
<body>
Elements, Tags, Images, Links, Content, Tables, Links
</body>
Default CSS Values
display: block;
margin: 8px;
How Browser will display
BLOCK Level.
Difference between HTML4.01, XHTML and HTML5
| HTML4 | XHTML | HTML5 |
|---|---|---|
| None | None | None |
Attributes used with <body> tag
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| alink | Sets the color of a link which is active. (HTML5 does not support this attribute). |
| background | To set the background URL image to the HTML document. (HTML5 does not support this attribute). |
| bgcolor | To set the background color to the HTML document. (HTML5 does not support this attribute). |
| link | Sets the color of a link which is an unvisited link. (HTML5 does not support this attribute). |
| text | Sets the color of the text of HTML document. (HTML5 does not support this attribute). |
| vlink | Sets the color of a link which is a visited link. (HTML5 does not support this attribute). |
Global Attributes
The <body> tag supports Global attributes.
Event Attributes
The <body> tag supports Event attributes.
Supporting Browsers
Related Tags
<html> & <head> tags.