HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Name
base
Synopsis
<base>
(XHTML:
<base/>
or
<base />
)
Specifies the base pathname for all relative URLs in the document. Place this element within
the
head
of the document.
Usage
Categories:
Metadata content
Permitted contexts:
In a
head
element that has no other
base
elements
Permitted content:
Empty
Start/end tags:
This is an empty (void) element, meaning it has only a start tag and may not have any con-
tents. In HTML, the end tag is forbidden. In XHTML, the element must be closed with a
trailing slash (
<base/>
or
<base />
).
Attributes
HTML5 Global Attributes
href
=
"
URI
URI
"
Specifies the absolute URI that acts as the base URI for resolving relative URIs.
target
=
"
name
name
"
Defines the default target window or
iframe
for all links in the document.
