HTML 5 <body> tag
Definition and Usage
The body element defines the documents' body. It contains all the contents of the
document (like text, images, colors, graphics, etc.).
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML 5
In HTML 5 all <body> specific attributes are removed, while in HTML 4.01 they
were deprecated
Example
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
The content of the document......
</body>
</html>
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Attributes
- 4: indicates if the attribute is defined in HTML 4.01
- 5: indicates if the attribute is defined in HTML 5
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
4 |
5 |
| alink |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
Specifies the color of the active links in the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. |
4 |
|
| background |
file_name |
An image to use as the background. Deprecated. Use styles instead. |
4 |
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| bgcolor |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
The background color of the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. |
4 |
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| link |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
Specifies the color of all the links in the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. |
4 |
|
| text |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
Specifies the color of the text in the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. |
4 |
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| vlink |
rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname |
Specifies the color of the visited links in the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. |
4 |
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Standard Attributes
| class, contenteditable, contextmenu, dir, draggable, id,
irrelevant, lang, ref, registrationmark, tabindex, template, title |
For a full description, go to Standard
Attributes in HTML 5.
Event Attributes
| onabort, onbeforeunload, onblur, onchange, onclick,
oncontextmenu, ondblclick, ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave,
ondragover, ondragstart, ondrop, onerror, onfocus, onkeydown, onkeypress,
onkeyup, onload, onmessage, onmousedown, onmousemove,
onmouseover, onmouseout, onmouseup, onmousewheel, onresize, onscroll, onselect,
onsubmit, onunload |
For a full description, go to Event Attributes
in HTML 5.
Try-It-Yourself Demos
A very simple
document
A very simple document, with only a minimum of tags. It demonstrates how the
text inside a body element is displayed in the browser.
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