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

Browser Compatibility  

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.

See Also  

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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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/html/element/body

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