HTML <frame>Tag -Not supported in HTML5
Examples
A simple three-frame page:
<frame src="frame_a.htm.html">
<frame src="frame_b.htm.html">
<frame src="frame_c.htm.html">
</frameset>
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(More examples at the bottom of the page)
Browser Support
All major browsers support the <frame> tag.
Tag Definition and Usage Instructions
HTML5 does not support the <frame> tag.
The <frame> tag defines a sub-window (frame) in the <frameset>.
Each <frame> in a <frameset> can have different attributes, such as border, scrolling, noresize, etc.
Note:If you want to validate a page containing frames, make sure<!DOCTYPE>is set to "HTML Frameset DTD" or "XHTML Frameset DTD".
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
HTML5 does not support the <frame> tag; HTML 4.01 supports the <frame> tag.
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
In HTML, the <frame> tag has no closing tag. In XHTML, the <frame> tag must be properly closed.
Optional Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| frameborder | 0 1 |
Not supported in HTML5.Specifies whether or not to display the border around the frame. |
| longdesc | URL | Not supported in HTML5.Specifies a page that contains a long description of the frame content. |
| marginheight | pixels | Not supported in HTML5.Specifies the top and bottom margins of the frame. |
| marginwidth | pixels | Not supported in HTML5.Specifies the left and right margins of the frame. |
| name | name | Not supported in HTML5.Specifies the name of the frame. |
| noresize | noresize | Not supported in HTML5.Specifies that the frame cannot be resized. |
| scrolling | yes no auto |
Not supported in HTML5.Specifies whether or not to display scrollbars in the frame. |
| src | URL | Not supported in HTML5.Specifies the URL of the document to be displayed in the frame. |
Standard Attributes
In HTML 4.01, the <frame> tag supports the following standard attributes:
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| class | classname | Specifies the class name of the element |
| id | id | Specifies a unique id for the element |
| style | style_definition | Specifies an inline style for the element |
| title | text | Specifies extra information about the element |
For a full description, please visitStandard Attributes。
Event Attributes
According to W3C standards, in HTML 4.01, the <frame> tag does not support any event attributes.
However, all browsers support the onload event.
For a full description, please visitEvent Attributes。
Try it Yourself - Examples
Horizontal frames
This example demonstrates how to create a horizontal frame using three different documents.
Mixed frame structure
This example demonstrates how to create a frame structure with three documents, and mix them in rows and columns.
Frame structure with the noresize="noresize" attribute
This example demonstrates the noresize attribute. In this example, the frames cannot be resized. If you drag the mouse on the border between frames, you will see that the border cannot be moved.