HTML - <body>

The HTML <body> Element represents the content of an HTML document. There can be only one <body> element in a document.

Description

The HTML <body> Element represents the content of an HTML document. There can be only one <body> element in a document.

Content categories	Sectioning root.
Permitted content	Flow content.
Tag omission	The start tag may be omitted if the first thing inside it is not a space character, comment, `<script>` element or `<style>` element. The end tag may be omitted if the body element has contents or has a start tag, and is not immediately followed by a comment.
Permitted parent elements	It must be the second element of an `<html>` element.
DOM interface	`HTMLBodyElement` The `<body>` element exposes the `HTMLBodyElement` interface. You can access the body element through the `document.body` attribute.

Attributes

Includes the Global Attributes.

Name	Version	Description
`alink`		Color of text for hyperlinks when selected. This method is non-conforming, use CSS `color` property in conjunction with the `:active` pseudo-class instead.
`background`		URI of a image to use as a background. This method is non-conforming, use CSS `background` property on the element instead.
`bgcolor`		Background color for the document. This method is non-conforming, use CSS `background-color` property on the element instead.
`bottommargin`		The margin of the bottom of the body. This method is non-conforming, use CSS `margin-bottom` property on the element instead.
`leftmargin`		The margin of the left of the body. This method is non-conforming, use CSS `margin-left` property on the element instead.
`link`		Color of text for unvisited hypertext links. This method is non-conforming, use CSS `color` property in conjunction with the `:link` pseudo-class instead.
`onafterprint`		Function to call after the user has printed the document.
`onbeforeprint`		Function to call when the user requests printing of the document.
`onbeforeunload`		Function to call when the document is about to be unloaded.
`onblur`		Function to call when the document loses focus.
`onerror`		Function to call when the document fails to load properly.
`onfocus`		Function to call when the document receives focus.
`onhashchange`		Function to call when the fragment identifier part (starting with the hash (`'#'`) character) of the document's current address has changed.
`onlanguagechange`		Function to call when the preferred languages changed.
`onload`		Function to call when the document has finished loading.
`onmessage`		Function to call when the document has received a message.
`onoffline`		Function to call when network communication has failed.
`ononline`		Function to call when network communication has been restored.
`onpopstate`		Function to call when the user has navigated session history.
`onredo`		Function to call when the user has moved forward in undo transaction history.
`onresize`		Function to call when the document has been resized.
`onstorage`		Function to call when the storage area has changed.
`onundo`		Function to call when the user has moved backward in undo transaction history.
`onunload`		Function to call when the document is going away.
`rightmargin`		The margin of the right of the body. This method is non-conforming, use CSS `margin-right` property on the element instead.
`text`		Foreground color of text. This method is non-conforming, use CSS `color` property on the element instead.
`topmargin`		The margin of the top of the body. This method is non-conforming, use CSS `margin-top` property on the element instead.
`vlink`		Color of text for visited hypertext links. This method is non-conforming, use CSS `color` property in conjunction with the `:visited` pseudo-class instead.

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	1.0	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)
`onlanguagechange`	?	32 (32)	?	?	?
`bottommargin`, `leftmargin`, `rightmargin`, `topmargin`	(Yes)	35 (35) [1]	?	?	?

Feature	Android	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)
`onlanguagechange`	?	32.0 (32)	?	?	?
`bottommargin`, `leftmargin`, `rightmargin`, `topmargin`	(Yes)	35.0 (35) [1]	?	?	?

[1] Was supported before this in Quirk Mode only.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<body>' in that specification.	Living Standard	Changed the list of non-conforming features.
HTML5 The definition of '<body>' in that specification.	Recommendation	Obsoleted the formerly deprecated attributes. Defined the behavior of the non-conforming and never standardized `margintop`, `marginleft`, `marginright` and `marginbottom`. Added the `on*` attributes.
HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<body>' in that specification.	Recommendation	Deprecated the `alink`, `background`, `bgcolor`, `link`, `text` and `vlink` attributes.

License

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Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/html/element/body