The <body> tag

Definition and Usage

Defines the documents' body. This element contains the contents of the document, like text, images, colors, graphics and more.

Tips and Notes

Note: All the "presentation attributes" of the body element have been deprecated, in favor of style sheets.

Examples

Example:

<body>
The content of the document......
</body>

</html>

Optional Attributes

Attributes:	Values:	Description:
alink	color	Deprecated. Do not use it.
background	file_name	Deprecated. Do not use it.
bgcolor	color	Deprecated. Do not use it.
link	color	Deprecated. Do not use it.
text	color	Deprecated. Do not use it.
vlink	color	Deprecated. Do not use it.

Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, lang

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

onload, onunload, onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

For a full description, go to Event Attributes.

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