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<FRAME>

Creates a frame (i.e., a screen area that includes a separate page and that takes up some or all of the browser window) within a frameset.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 3.0 and later 2.0 and later
Notes:
  • One or more of these tags must be placed within a <FRAMESET> structure.
  • This tag requires the </FRAME> end tag.
Attributes:
APPLICATION = "Yes/No"
Determines whether the content of the frame is an HTML Application.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 5.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

BORDERCOLOR = "Color value"
The color of the frame border.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 4.0 and later 3.0 and later

Notes:

CLASS = "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • You can specify two or more classes; be sure to separate each class name with a space.

FRAMEBORDER = "Yes/No"
Determines whether the frame border is displayed.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 3.0 and later 3.0 and later

Notes:

  • Versions of Netscape prior to 4.5 only understood either FRAMEBORDER=1 (show borders) or FRAMEBORDER=0 (don't show borders). To support these older versions, use two FRAMEBORDER attributes (e.g., FRAMEBORDER="NO" FRAMEBORDER=0.

ID = "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • Although you can use letters and numbers for the ID, the first character must be a letter.

LANG = "Text"
The language used by the tag's attribute values and text content.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 4.0 and later Not supported

LONGDESC = "Text"
The URL of a page that has a long description of the frame's contents.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later Not supported Not supported

MARGINHEIGHT = Positive integer
The amount of space, in pixels, between the top and bottom of the frame page and the top and bottom edges of the frame.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 3.0 and later 2.0 and later

MARGINWIDTH = Positive integer
The amount of space, in pixels, between the left and right sides of the frame page and the left and right edges of the frame.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 3.0 and later 2.0 and later

NAME = "Text"
The name of the frame.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 3.0 and later 2.0 and later

Notes:

  • The NAME attribute is what you reference when you use the TARGET attribute inside the <A> tag. This means that the linked page loads inside the named frame.

NORESIZE
Determines whether the user is able to change the size of the frame by dragging its borders

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 3.0 and later 2.0 and later

SCROLLING = "Yes/No"
Determines whether scroll bars appears inside the frame.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 3.0 and later 2.0 and later

Notes:

  • You can also set this attribute to "AUTO" (this is the default value) to let the browser decide whether scroll bars are necessary.

SRC = "Text"
The URL of the page that will appear inside the frame.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 3.0 and later 2.0 and later

STYLE = "Text"
The style or styles to use with the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • If you enter multiple style properties, separate each one with a semi-colon (;).

Example:
<FRAMESET ROWS="25%,75%">
<FRAME SRC="1.htm" NAME="Upper">
<FRAME SRC="2.htm" NAME="Lower">
</FRAMESET>
How It Looks:
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