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<BODY>

A structural tag that marks the beginning of the body—the part of the page in which your text and images appear.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
2.0 and later 1.0 and later 1.0 and later
Notes:
  • This tag requires the </BODY> end tag.
Attributes:
ALINK = "Color value"
The color of the active link text. (An active link is one that has been clicked, but the linked page hasn't been displayed yet)

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
3.2 and later 4.0 and later 1.1 and later

Notes:

BACKGROUND = "Text"
A filename or URL for an image upon which the page text and images will appear.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
3.0 and later 1.0 and later 1.1 and later

Notes:

  • If the image is smaller than the browser window, the browser will display multiple copies of the image—this is called tiling—so that it fills the entire window.
  • Make sure the image you choose doesn't obscure your page text.
  • This attribute is deprecated.

BGCOLOR = "Color value"
The color to use for the body background.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
3.2 and later 1.0 and later 1.1 and later

Notes:

  • Use either an RGB value or a color name.
  • Try to use a color that's compatible with the color you're using for your page text.
  • This attribute is deprecated.

BGPROPERTIES = "Text"
"Fixes" the BACKGROUND image so that it doesn't scroll with the text.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 2.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • Use BGPROPERTIES = FIXED for this Internet Explorer-only attribute.

BOTTOMMARGIN = Positive integer
The amount of space, in pixels, between the bottom of the page and the bottom edge of the browser window.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 4.0 and later Not supported

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

Support:

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

Notes:

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

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

Support:

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

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
4.0 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

LEFTMARGIN = Positive integer
The amount of space, in pixels, between the left side of the page and the left edge of the browser window.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 2.0 and later Not supported

LINK = "Color value"
The color of link text within the page.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
3.2 and later 1.0 and later 1.1 and later

Notes:

  • Use either an RGB value or a color name.
  • This attribute doesn't affect links that the user has already visited. See the VLINK attribute.
  • This attribute is deprecated.

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

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported Not supported 4.0 and later

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

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported Not supported 4.0 and later

NOWRAP = "True/False"
Controls whether page text is automatically wrapped at the right edge of the browser window.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 4.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • If you set this attribute to True, the browser will only start a new line when you use the <BR> tag.

RIGHTMARGIN = Postive integer
The amount of space, in pixels, between the right side of the page and the right edge of the browser window.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 4.0 and later Not supported

SCROLL = "Yes/No"
Controls whether the page displays a vertical scroll bar.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 4.0 and later Not supported

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

Support:

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

Notes:

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

TEXT = "Color value"
The color of the page text.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
3.2 and later 1.0 and later 1.1 and later

Notes:

  • Use either an RGB value or a color name.
  • This attribute affects all the page text. If you want to override the color for a chunk of text, use the <FONT> tag's COLOR attribute.
  • This attribute is deprecated.

TOPMARGIN = Positive integer
The amount of space, in pixels, between the top of the page and the top of the browser window's content area.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 2.0 and later Not supported

VLINK = "Color value"
The color of the link text for links that the user has visited.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
3.2 and later 1.0 and later 1.1 and later

Notes:

Example:
<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF BACKGROUND="back.gif" LINK="#0000FF">
Page text and images go here
</BODY>

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