HTML <body> Tag
Example
A simple HTML document:
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
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Definition and Usage
The <body> tag defines the document's body.
The <body> element contains all the contents of an HTML document, such as headings, paragraphs, images, hyperlinks, tables, lists, etc.
Note: There can only be one <body> element in an HTML document.
Browser Support
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <body> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Global Attributes
The <body> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <body> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
More Examples
Example
Add a background image to a document (with CSS):
<html>
<head>
<style>
body {
background-image: url(w3s.png);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello world!</h1>
<p><a href="https://www.w3schools.com">Visit W3Schools.com!</a></p>
</body>
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Example
Set the background color of a document (with CSS):
<html>
<head>
<style>
body {
background-color: #E6E6FA;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello world!</h1>
<p><a href="https://www.w3schools.com">Visit W3Schools.com!</a></p>
</body>
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Example
Set the color of text in a document (with CSS):
<html>
<head>
<style>
body {
color: green;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello world!</h1>
<p>This is some text.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.w3schools.com">Visit W3Schools.com!</a></p>
</body>
</html>
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Example
Set the color of unvisited links in a document (with CSS):
<html>
<head>
<style>
a:link {
color:#0000FF;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p><a href="https://www.w3schools.com">W3Schools.com</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.w3schools.com/html/">HTML Tutorial</a></p>
</body>
</html>
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Example
Set the color of active links in a document (with CSS):
<html>
<head>
<style>
a:active {
color:#00FF00;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p><a href="https://www.w3schools.com">W3Schools.com</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.w3schools.com/html/">HTML Tutorial</a></p>
</body>
</html>
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Example
Set the color of visited links in a document (with CSS):
<html>
<head>
<style>
a:visited {
color:#FF0000;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p><a href="https://www.w3schools.com">W3Schools.com</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.w3schools.com/html/">HTML Tutorial</a></p>
</body>
</html>
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Related Pages
HTML tutorial: HTML Elements
HTML DOM reference: Body Object
HTML DOM reference: document.body Property
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <body> element with the following default values:
