HTML <body> Tag
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Description
The <body> element represents the main content of the document. It typically wraps around all of the content that will be displayed on screen, such as headings, paragraphs, hyperlinks, images, forms, tables, lists, videos and so on.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this tag.
| Parent: | <html> |
|---|---|
| Placement: | Block |
| Content: | Block, inline, and text |
| Start/End Tag: | Start tag: optional, End tag: optional |
| Version: | HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5 |
Syntax
The basic syntax of the <body> tag is given with:
The example below shows the <body> tag in action.
Example
Try this code »<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Hello World!</p>
</body>
</html>Tag-Specific Attributes
The following table shows the attributes that are specific to the <body> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
alink |
color | Obsolete Specifies the color of active link (while the mouse button is held down during a click) in a document. |
background |
URL | Obsolete Specifies a background image for the document. |
bgcolor |
color | Obsolete Specifies the background color of the document. |
link |
color | Obsolete Specifies the color of unvisited links in a document. |
text |
color | Obsolete Specifies the foreground color for text in a document. |
vlink |
color | Obsolete Specifies the color of visited links (links that have already been followed) in a document. |
Global Attributes
Like all other HTML tags, the <body> tag supports the global attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <body> tag also supports the event attributes in HTML5.
Browser Compatibility
The <body> tag is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: HTML Introduction.
