Specify a default URL and a default target for all links on a page:
The <base> tag specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document.
There can be at maximum one <base> element in a document, and it must be inside the <head> element.
Element | |||||
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<base> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tip: Put the <base> tag as the first element inside the <head> element, so that other elements in the head section uses the information from the <base> element.
Note: If the <base> tag is present, it must have either an href attribute or a target attribute, or both.
NONE.
In HTML the <base> tag has no end tag.
In XHTML the <base> tag must be properly closed.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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href | URL | Specifies the base URL for all relative URLs in the page |
target | _blank _parent _self _top framename |
Specifies the default target for all hyperlinks and forms in the page |
The <base> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
NONE. The <base> tag does not support any event attributes.
HTML DOM reference: Base Object
None.