HTML <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 and XHTML
All "presentation attributes" of the body element were deprecated in HTML 4.01.
All "presentation attributes" of the body element are not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.
Example
HTML Code:
<html>
<head>
</head> <body>
The content of the document......
</body>
</html>
Optional Attributes
DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.
Attribute Value Description DTD alink rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname Specifies the color of the active links in the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. TF background file_name An image to use as the background. Deprecated. Use styles instead. TF bgcolor rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname The background color of the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. TF link rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname Specifies the color of all the links in the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. TF text rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname Specifies the color of the text in the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. TF vlink rgb(x,x,x)
#xxxxxx
colorname Specifies the color of the visited links in the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. TF
Standard Attributes
id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.
Event Attributes
onload, onunload, onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup