HTML 5 body tag

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# HTML 5 <body> tag

## Definition and Usage

The body element defines the documents' body. It contains all the contents of the document (like text, images, colors, graphics, etc.).

## Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML 5

In HTML 5 all <body> specific attributes are removed, while in HTML 4.01 they were deprecated

## Example

<html>
<head>
</head>

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

</html>

## Attributes

- 4: indicates if the attribute is defined in HTML 4.01
- 5: indicates if the attribute is defined in HTML 5

Attribute | Value | Description | 4 | 5
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
alink | rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname | Specifies the color of the active links in the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. | 4 |
background | file_name | An image to use as the background. Deprecated. Use styles instead. | 4 |
bgcolor | rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname | The background color of the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. | 4 |
link | rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname | Specifies the color of all the links in the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. | 4 |
text | rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname | Specifies the color of the text in the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. | 4 |
vlink | rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname | Specifies the color of the visited links in the document. Deprecated. Use styles instead. | 4 |

## Standard Attributes

class, contenteditable, contextmenu, dir, draggable, id, irrelevant, lang, ref, registrationmark, tabindex, template, title

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes in HTML 5.

## Event Attributes

onabort, onbeforeunload, onblur, onchange, onclick, oncontextmenu, ondblclick, ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave, ondragover, ondragstart, ondrop, onerror, onfocus, onkeydown, onkeypress, onkeyup, onload, onmessage, onmousedown, onmousemove, onmouseover, onmouseout, onmouseup, onmousewheel, onresize, onscroll, onselect, onsubmit, onunload

For a full description, go to Event Attributes in HTML 5.

## Try-It-Yourself Demos

A very simple document
A very simple document, with only a minimum of tags. It demonstrates how the text inside a body element is displayed in the browser.

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