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What is it?
This is a top level HTML document structure which encapsulates and defines all content (text and images) in the document structure; all document content should be contained within the BODY element. All attributes to this element define document wide properties and display characteristics.

Common Attributes
%Core%
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE3 | M | N4B2
%Events%
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4B1 | M | N
%Language%
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE?? | M | N

Specific Attributes
Alink
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4B1 | M | N1.1
Required? No
Description:
This attribute indicates the color that a hyperlink assumes when it is activated or clicked on. This state is usually only temporary until the activation event ends
Values: An RGB triplet or a special Color name.
Background
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE1 | M2FB | N1.1
Required? No
Description:
This attribute specifies an image to be used in the background of the document. If the referenced image is smaller than the browser window, it will be tiled to fit and will scroll with the text on the page.
Values:
Either a absolute or relative URL indicating the location of the graphic.
BGColor
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE1 | M2FB | N1.1
Required? No
Description:
This attribute specifies the color of the document background and allows control over background appearance without requiring the browser to make an additional download of an image. If a BACKGROUND image attribute is also present, the BGCOLOR specified will shine through regions where the background image is transparent.
Values: An RGB triplet or a special Color name.
BGProperties
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE2 | M | N
Required? No
Description:
This attribute is dependent upon the BACKGROUND attribute for proper operation. The only allowable value currently is Fixed, and it indicates to the browser that the specified background image will be watermarked in the browser window [image will not scroll when the text scrolls.] If this attribute is absent, the default scrolling behavior is used.
Values: Fixed
BottomMargin
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4B1 | M | N
Required? No
Description:
This attribute gives the author control over the amount of space devoted to the bottom margin of the document.
Values: Specified in pixels with integer values of 0 or greater.
LeftMargin
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE2 | M | N
Required? No
Description:
This attribute gives the author control over the amount of space devoted to the left margin of the document.
Values: Specified in pixels with integer values of 0 or greater.
Link
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE1 | M2FB | N1.1
Required? No
Description:
This attribute indicates the default color of hyperlinks that have not yet been activated.
Values: Either an RGB triplet or a special Color name.
onLoad
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE3B1 | M | N2B3
Required? No
Description:
This attribute executes Script code with the completion of a window's loading or when all frames within a Frameset have finished loading. In a Frame document scenario, an onLoad event in the BODY element of a sub-frame will occur before an onLoad event within the parent FRAMESET element.
Values: Script statements or an external function call.
onUnload
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE3B1 | M | N2B3
Required? No
Description:
An unLoad Event Handler executes Script code when the user exits a document. In a Frame document scenario, an onUnload event in the BODY element of a sub-frame will occur before an onUnload event within the parent FRAMESET element.
Values: Script statements or an external function call.
RightMargin
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4B1 | M | N
Required? No
Description:
This attribute gives the author control over the amount of space devoted to the bottom margin of the document.
Values: Specified in pixels with integer values of 0 or greater.
Scroll
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4B1 | M | N
Required? No
Description:
This controls whether or not a vertical scrollbar is rendered on the edge of the document window.
Values: Yes [DEFAULT] | No
Text
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE1 | M2FB | N1.1
Required? No
Description:
When this attribute is present it indicates the default color of the document text. This color can be overridden locally by specifying a FONT COLOR value.
Values: Either an RGB triplet or a special Color name
TopMargin
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE2 | M | N
Required? No
Description:
This attribute gives the author control over the amount of space devoted to the top margin of the document.
Values: Specified as pixels with integer values of 0 or greater.
VLink
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE1 | M2FB | N1.1
Required? No
Description:
This attribute indicates the default color of hyperlinks that have already been activated.
Values: Either an RGB triplet or a special Color name.
Example
<html>
<head>
      <title>this is the document title< title>
</head>
<body BACKGROUND="image.gif" BGPROPERTIES="fixed" TEXT="#ff0000" LINK="#ffff00">
document text
</body>
</html>
Parent Model
Pre-HTML 4.0 Parent Model
<html> | <noframes>
HTML 4.0 Parent Model *
<html>
Content Model
%In-line Content% | %Block Content% | <del> | <ins>
Tips & Tricks Browser Peculiarities
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