Example Specify the color of text in an HTML document: <html> <body text=”green”> <h1>Hello world!</h1> <p><a href=”https://www.w3schools.com”>Visit W3Schools.com!</a></p> </body> </html> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The text attribute specifies the color of the text in a document. Browser Support Attribute text Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Compatibility Notes The <body> text attribute is not supported […]
Example Set the default link color to “blue” in an HTML document: <html> <body link=”blue”> <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> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The link attribute specifies the default color of unvisited links in a document. Browser Support Attribute link Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Compatibility Notes The <body> link attribute is […]
Example Specify a background color for an HTML document: <html> <body bgcolor=”#E6E6FA”> <h1>Hello world!</h1> <p><a href=”https://www.w3schools.com”>Visit W3Schools.com!</a></p> </body> </html> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The bgcolor attribute specifies the background color of a document. Browser Support Attribute bgcolor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Compatibility Notes The <body> bgcolor attribute is not supported in HTML5. Use […]
Example Specify a background image for an HTML document: <html> <body background=”bgimage.jpg”> <h1>Hello world!</h1> <p><a href=”https://www.w3schools.com”>Visit W3Schools.com!</a></p> </body> </html> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The background attribute specifies a background image for a document. Browser Support Attribute background Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Compatibility Notes The <body> background attribute is not supported in HTML5. Use […]
Blockquote Object The Blockquote object represents an HTML <blockquote> element. Access a Blockquote Object You can access a <blockquote> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“myBlockquote”); Try it Yourself » Create a Blockquote Object You can create a <blockquote> element by using the document.createElement() method: Example var x = document.createElement(“BLOCKQUOTE”); Try it Yourself » Blockquote […]
Example A section that is quoted from another source: <blockquote cite=”http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/index.html”> For 50 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. </blockquote> Try it Yourself » Definition and […]
Example Mark up a short quotation: <p>WWF’s goal is to: <q>Build a future where people live in harmony with nature.</q> We hope they succeed.</p> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <q> tag defines a short quotation. Browsers normally insert quotation marks around the quotation. Browser Support Element <q> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes […]
Bdo Object The Bdo object represents an HTML <bdo> element. Access a Bdo Object You can access a <bdo> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“myBdo”); Try it Yourself » Create a Bdo Object You can create a <bdo> element by using the document.createElement() method: Example var x = document.createElement(“BDO”); Try it Yourself » Bdo […]
Not Supported in HTML5. Example Specify a default text-color and font-size for text on page: <head> <basefont color=”red” size=”5″> </head><body> <h1>This is a heading</h1> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> </body> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <basefont> tag is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead. The <basefont> tag specifies a default text-color, font-size, or font-family […]
Example Specify the default font-size for text on page: <head> <basefont size=”7″> </head> <body> <h1>This is a heading</h1> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> </body> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The size attribute specifies the default font-size for the text in a document. Browser Support Attribute size Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not […]
Example Specify the default font for text on page: <head> <basefont face=”courier, serif”> </head> <body> <h1>This is a heading</h1> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> </body> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The face attribute specifies the default font for the text in a document. Browser Support Attribute face Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported […]
Example Specify a default font-color for text on page: <head> <basefont color=”red”> </head> <body> <h1>This is a heading</h1> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> </body> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The color attribute specifies the default font color for the text in a document. Browser Support Attribute color Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported […]
Example Specify a default URL and a default target for all links on a page: <head> <base href=”https://www.schools.com/images/” target=”_blank”> </head><body> <img src=”stickman.gif” width=”24″ height=”39″ alt=”Stickman”> <a href=”https://www.schools.com”>Schools</a> </body> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <base> tag specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document. There can be at maximum one <base> element in a document, and it […]
Base Object The Base object represents an HTML <base> element. Access a Base Object You can access a <base> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“myBase”); Try it Yourself » Create a Base Object You can create a <base> element by using the document.createElement() method: Example var x = document.createElement(“BASE”); Try it Yourself » Base […]
Example Specify a default target for all hyperlinks and forms on a page: <head> <base target=”_blank”> </head> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The target attribute specifies the default target for all hyperlinks and forms in the page. This attribute can be overridden by using the target attribute for each hyperlink/form. Browser Support Attribute target […]
Example Specify a base URL for all relative URLs on a page: <head> <base href=”https://www.schools.com/images/”> </head> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The href attribute specifies the base URL for all relative URLs on a page. Browser Support Attribute href Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Syntax <base href=”URL“> Attribute Values Value Description URL An absolute […]
Example Highlight parts of a text: <p>Do not forget to buy <mark>milk</mark> today.</p> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <mark> tag defines marked text. Use the <mark> tag if you want to highlight parts of your text. Browser Support The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element. Element […]
Example Format text in a document: <strong>Strong text</strong> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <strong> tag is a phrase tag. It defines important text. Tip: This tag is not deprecated, but it is possible to achieve richer effect with CSS. All phrase tags: Tag Description <em> Renders as emphasized text <strong> Defines important text […]
Example Format text in a document: <em>Emphasized text</em> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <em> tag is a phrase tag. It renders as emphasized text. Tip: This tag is not deprecated, but it is possible to achieve richer effect with CSS. All phrase tags: Tag Description <em> Renders as emphasized text <strong> Defines important […]
Example <p>This is normal text – <b>and this is bold text</b>.</p> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <b> tag specifies bold text. Browser Support Element <b> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5 NONE. Tips and Notes Note: According to the HTML 5 specification, the <b> tag should be used as […]
