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# HTML 5 <frame> tag

## Definition and Usage

Defines a sub window (a frame). The <frame> tag is not supported in HTML 5 because it had a negative affect to the usabillity of a web page.

## Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML 5

The <frame> tag is not supported in HTML 5

## Tips and Notes

Note: You cannot use the <body></body> tags together with the <frameset></frameset> tags! However, if you add a <noframes> tag containing some text for browsers that do not support frames, you will have to enclose the text in <body></body> tags!

## Example

Source | Output
--- | ---

<a href="planets.htm" target="_blank">View this page for the result</a>

The source code in "planets.htm":
<html>
<frameset cols = "25%, 25%,*">
<frame src ="venus.htm" />
<frame src ="sun.htm" />
<frame src ="mercur.htm" />
</frameset>
</html>

View this page for the result

## 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
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
frameborder | 0 1 | Specifies whether or not to display border around the frame | 4 |
longdesc | URL | A URL to a long description of the frame contents. Use it for browsers that do not support frames | 4 |
marginheight | pixels | Defines the top and bottom margins in the frame | 4 |
marginwidth | pixels | Defines the left and right margins in the frame | 4 |
name | frame_name | Defines a unique name for the frame (to use in scripts) | 4 |
noresize | noresize | When set to noresize the user cannot resize the frame | 4 |
scrolling | yes no auto | Determines scrollbar action | 4 |
src | URL | Defines the URL of the file to show in the frame | 4 |

## Try-It-Yourself Demos

Vertical frameset
How to make a vertical frameset with three different documents.

Horizontal frameset
How to make a horizontal frameset with three different documents.

Mixed frameset
How to make a frameset with three documents, and how to mix them in rows and columns.

How to use the <noframes> tag
This example demonstrates how to use the <noframes> tag.

Frameset with noresize="noresize"
How to use the "noresize" attribute. The frames are not resizable. Move the mouse over the borders between the frames and notice that you can not move the borders.

Navigation frame
How to make a navigation frame. The navigation frame contains a list of links with the second frame as the target. The file called "tryhtml_contents.htm" contains three links. The source code of the links:
<a href ="frame_a.htm" target ="showframe">Frame a</a><br>
<a href ="frame_b.htm" target ="showframe">Frame b</a><br>
<a href ="frame_c.htm" target ="showframe">Frame c</a>
The second frame will show the linked document.

Jump to a specified section within a frame
This example demonstrates two frames. One of the frames has a source to a specified section in a file. The specified section is made with <a name="C10"> in the "link.htm" file.

Jump to a specified section with frame navigation
This example demonstrates two frames. The navigation frame (content.htm) to the left contains a list of links with the second frame (link.htm) as a target. The second frame shows the linked document. One of the links in the navigation frame is linked to a specified section in the target file. The HTML code in the file "content.htm" looks like this: <a href ="link.htm" target ="showframe">Link without Anchor</a><br><a href ="link.htm#C10" target ="showframe">Link with Anchor</a>.

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