A simple HTML document, with the minimum of required tags:
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.
Element | |||||
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<body> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
All layout attributes are removed in HTML5.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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alink | color | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the color of an active link in a document |
background | URL | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies a background image for a document |
bgcolor | color | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the background color of a document |
link | color | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the color of unvisited links in a document |
text | color | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the color of the text in a document |
vlink | color | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the color of visited links in a document |
The <body> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
The <body> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
HTML tutorial: HTML Elements
HTML DOM reference: Body Object
HTML DOM reference: document.body Property
Most browsers will display the <body> element with the following default values: