HTML <body> tag

HTML <body> tag defines the main content of an HTML document which displays on the browser. It can contain text content, paragraphs, headings, images, tables, links, videos, etc.

The <body> must be the second element after the <head> tag or it should be placed between </head> and </html> tags. This tag is required for every HTML document and should only use once in the whole HTML document.

Syntax

Following are some specifications about the <body> tag

Display	Inline
Start tag/End tag	Both start and End tag
Usage	Structural

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <title>Body Tag</title>
</head>
<body>
 <h2>Example of body tag</h2>
 <p>This paragraph is written between the body tag</p>
</body>
</html>

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Attribute

Tag specific Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
alink	color	It defines the color of the active link in a document. (Not supported in HTML5)
background	URL	It determines the background image for the document. (Not supported in HTML5)
bgcolor	color	It determines the background color of the content. (Not supported in HTML5)
link	color	It determines the color of the unvisited link. (Not supported in HTML5)
text	color	It determines the color of the text in the document. (Not supported in HTML5)
vlink	color	It determines the color of the visited link. (Not supported in HTML5)
onload		Function call on page loading
onunload		Function call when user leaves the page
onfocus		Function call when document receives focus by user.
onblur		Function call when document loses focus by user.