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. |
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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) |
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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 |
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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