HTML <body>Tag
Examples
A simple HTML document, containing as few required tags as possible:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Document title</title>
</head>
<body>Document content......</body>
</html>
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Browser Support
All major browsers support the <body> tag.
Tag Definition and Usage Instructions
The <body> tag defines the body of the document.
The <body> element contains all the content of the document (such as text, hyperlinks, images, tables, and lists, etc.).
Difference between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
In HTML5, all "presentation attributes" of the body element have been removed.
In HTML 4.01, all "presentation attributes" of the body elementare deprecated。
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| alink | color | Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01.Specifies the color of active links in the document. |
| background | URL | Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01.Specifies the background image of the document. |
| bgcolor | color | Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01.Specifies the background color of the document. |
| link | color | Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01.Specifies the color of unvisited links in the document. |
| text | color | Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01.Specifies the color of all text in the document. |
| vlink | color | Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01.Specifies the color of visited links in the document. |
Global Attributes
The <body> tag supportsthe Global Attributes in HTML。
Event Attributes
The <body> tag supportsthe Event Attributes in HTML。
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