HTML Body Tag Tutorial

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The HTML body tag is required for an HTML document. The content of your web page is placed in between the opening and closing body tags.

The body tag is opened just after the HEAD section of the document is closed. The body tag is closed just before closing the the HTML. Here's the basic format of a web page:

<html>
<head>
<title>Document Title</title>
</head>

<body>
Web page content goes here...
</body>

</html>

Every web page has to have those basics, and should have a DOCTYPE.

The presentation attributes that used to be coded into the body tag, such as background color and font color, have all been deprecated and should no longer be used.

There are a few attributes you can use, such as style and class; and there are several JavaScript event attributes, such as onClick and onLoad that can still be used with the body tag.

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This concludes the HTML Body Tutorial.

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