<body> tag in HTML
The <body> tag is used to defines the document's body in HTML. The body element contains all the contents of an HTML document, for example - paragraph, heading, hyperlinks, images, tables, lists, etc.
Important Description
- Open and close tag required of <body>.
- The <body> tag is the second element in an <html> element.
Syntax Example of <body> tag
<body> Tag Browser Support
| Element |
Chrome |
Edge |
Firefox |
Safari |
Opera |
| <body> |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Global Attributes
Event Attributes
Attributes
All layout attributes are removed in HTML5 for example listed below:
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
| alink |
color |
Defines the color of an active links in a document |
| background |
URL |
Defines a background image forr a document |
| bgcolor |
color |
Defines the background color of a document |
| link |
color |
Defines the color of unvisited links in a document |
| text |
color |
Defines the color of the text in a document |
| vlink |
color |
Defines the color of visited links in a document |