<BODY> Tag & its Attribute

HTML Tag <BODY>

<BODY> Acts as a container for the body of the document. It appears after the <HEAD> tag and is followed by the </HTML> tag. In HTML 3.2, the <BODY> tag also sets various color settings and background characteristics of the document; however, in HTML 4, those formatting attributes are deprecated in favor of Style Sheets.

Attribute of <BODY> Tag

ALINK

Indicates the color of hyperlink text while the text is selected. Color names can substitute for the RGB hexadecimal values.

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000ABC" TEXT="#000000" 
LINK="#FFFFFF" VLINK="#999999" ALINK="#FF0000">

Possible Values

Color Name or Hexadecimal color code.

BACKGROUND

Specifies the relative or absolute location of an image file that tiles across the document's background.

<BODY BACKGROUND="images/slimey.gif">

Possible Values

Image file URL

BGCOLOR

Indicates the color of a document's background. Color names can substitute for the RGB hexadecimal values.

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000ABC" TEXT="#000000" 
LINK="#999999" ALINK="#FF0000">

Possible Values

Color Name or hexadecimal color code.

BGPROPERTIES

Specifies the behavior of the background image (see the BACKGROUND attribute.) BGPROPERTIES= FIXED indicates that the background image remains in place as you scroll the document, creating a watermark effect.

<BODY BACKGROUND="waves.jpg"
BGPROPERTIES="FIXED">

Possible Values

Scroll, Fixed

CLASS

Indicates which style class applies to the <BODY> element.

<BODY CLASS="casual">

Possible Values

Any Class Name Defined by you.

ID

Assigns a unique ID selector to the <BODY> tag.

<BODY ID="dkm">

Possible Values

Any id name that you define.

LEFTMARGIN

Specifies the width (in pixels) of a margin of white space along the left edge of the entire document.

<BODY LEFTMARGIN="30">

Possible Values

Value in Pixel or Percentage.

LINK

Indicates the color of hyperlink text within the document, which corresponds to documents not already visited by the browser. Color names can substitute for the RGB hexadecimal values.

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000ABC" TEXT="#000000"
LINK="#FFFFFF" VLINK="#999999"
ALINK="#FF0000">

Possible Values

Color Name or hexadecimal color code.

SCROLL

Indicates whether scrolling is possible within the document body.

<BODY BGCOLOR="silver" SCROLL="NO">

Possible Values

Yes or No

STYLE

Specifies Style Sheet commands that apply to the document body.

<BODY STYLE="background: red">

Possible Values

CSS Properties with value.

TEXT

Indicates the color of normal text within the document. Color names can substitute for the RGB hexadecimal values.

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000ABC" TEXT="#000000"
LINK="#FFFFFF" VLINK="#999999"
ALINK="#FF0000">

Possible Values

Color Name or hexadecimal color code.

TITLE

Specifies text assigned to the tag. You might use this attribute for context-sensitive help within the document. Browsers may use this to show tool tips.

<BODY TITLE="Document body">

Possible Values

Any Text Message.

TOPMARGIN

Specifies the size (in pixels) of a margin of white space along the top edge of the entire document.

<BODY TOPMARGIN="10">

Possible Values

Value in Pixel or Percentage.

VLINK

Indicates the color of hyperlink text within the document, which corresponds to documents already visited by the browser. Color names can substitute for the RGB hexadecimal values.

<BODY VLINK="#999999">

Possible Values

Color Name or hexadecimal color code.