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<body>

The <body> represents the content of an HTML document. There can be only one <body> element in a document.

Content categories	Sectioning root.
Permitted content	Flow content.
Tag omission	The start tag may be omitted if the first thing inside it is not a space character, comment, `<script>` element or `<style>` element. The end tag may be omitted if the body element has contents or has a start tag, and is not immediately followed by a comment.
Permitted parents	It must be the second element of an `<html>` element.
Permitted ARIA roles	None
DOM interface	`HTMLBodyElement` The `<body>` element exposes the `HTMLBodyElement` interface. You can access the body element through the `document.body` attribute.

Attributes

This element includes the global attributes.

alink: Color of text for hyperlinks when selected. This method is non-conforming, use CSS color property in conjunction with the :active pseudo-class instead.
background: URI of a image to use as a background. This method is non-conforming, use CSS background property on the element instead.
bgcolor: Background color for the document. This method is non-conforming, use CSS background-color property on the element instead.
bottommargin: The margin of the bottom of the body. This method is non-conforming, use CSS margin-bottom property on the element instead.
leftmargin: The margin of the left of the body. This method is non-conforming, use CSS margin-left property on the element instead.
link: Color of text for unvisited hypertext links. This method is non-conforming, use CSS color property in conjunction with the :link pseudo-class instead.
onafterprint: Function to call after the user has printed the document.
onbeforeprint: Function to call when the user requests printing of the document.
onbeforeunload: Function to call when the document is about to be unloaded.
onblur: Function to call when the document loses focus.
onerror: Function to call when the document fails to load properly.
onfocus: Function to call when the document receives focus.
onhashchange: Function to call when the fragment identifier part (starting with the hash ('#') character) of the document's current address has changed.
onlanguagechange: Function to call when the preferred languages changed.
onload: Function to call when the document has finished loading.
onmessage: Function to call when the document has received a message.
onoffline: Function to call when network communication has failed.
ononline: Function to call when network communication has been restored.
onpopstate: Function to call when the user has navigated session history.
onredo: Function to call when the user has moved forward in undo transaction history.
onresize: Function to call when the document has been resized.
onstorage: Function to call when the storage area has changed.
onundo: Function to call when the user has moved backward in undo transaction history.
onunload: Function to call when the document is going away.
rightmargin: The margin of the right of the body. This method is non-conforming, use CSS margin-right property on the element instead.
text: Foreground color of text. This method is non-conforming, use CSS color property on the element instead.
topmargin: The margin of the top of the body. This method is non-conforming, use CSS margin-top property on the element instead.
vlink: Color of text for visited hypertext links. This method is non-conforming, use CSS color property in conjunction with the :visited pseudo-class instead.

Example

<html>
  <head>
    <title>Document title</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>This is a paragraph</p>
  </body>
</html>

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of '<body>' in that specification.	Living Standard	Changed the list of non-conforming features.
HTML5 The definition of '<body>' in that specification.	Recommendation	Obsoleted the formerly deprecated attributes. Defined the behavior of the non-conforming and never standardized `margintop`, `marginleft`, `marginright` and `marginbottom`. Added the `on*` attributes.
HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<body>' in that specification.	Recommendation	Deprecated the `alink`, `background`, `bgcolor`, `link`, `text` and `vlink` attributes.

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`alink`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`background`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`bgcolor`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`bottommargin`	Yes	No	35¹	No	Yes	?
`leftmargin`	Yes	No	35¹	No	Yes	?
`link`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onafterprint`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onbeforeprint`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onbeforeunload`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onblur`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onerror`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onfocus`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onhashchange`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onlanguagechange`	?	No	32	No	?	?
`onload`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onmessage`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onoffline`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`ononline`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onpopstate`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onredo`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onresize`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onstorage`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onundo`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onunload`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`rightmargin`	Yes	No	35¹	No	Yes	?
`text`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`topmargin`	Yes	No	35¹	No	Yes	?
`vlink`	1	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes

Feature	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge mobile	Firefox for Android	IE mobile	Opera Android	iOS Safari
Basic support	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`alink`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`background`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`bgcolor`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`bottommargin`	Yes	Yes	No	35¹	No	Yes	?
`leftmargin`	Yes	Yes	No	35¹	No	Yes	?
`link`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onafterprint`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onbeforeprint`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onbeforeunload`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onblur`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onerror`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onfocus`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onhashchange`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onlanguagechange`	?	?	No	32	No	?	?
`onload`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onmessage`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onoffline`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`ononline`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onpopstate`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onredo`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onresize`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onstorage`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onundo`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`onunload`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`rightmargin`	Yes	Yes	No	35¹	No	Yes	?
`text`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes
`topmargin`	Yes	Yes	No	35¹	No	Yes	?
`vlink`	Yes	1	12	4	Yes	Yes	Yes

1. Before Firefox 35, it was supported in Quirks Mode only.

<body>

Attributes

Example

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also