The <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.).

All "presentation attributes" of the body element were deprecated in HTML 4.01.

All "presentation attributes" of the body element are not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.

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

</html>

DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

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

id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

onload, onunload, onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

For a full description, go to Event Attributes.