HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Name
body
Synopsis
<body> . . . </body>
The body of a document contains the document's content. Content may be presented visually
(as in a graphical browser window) or aurally (by a screen reader). There may only be one
body
element in a document. In HTML documents, it is optional; in XHTML, it is required.
Usage
Categories:
Sectioning root
Permitted contexts:
As the second element in an
html
element
Permitted content:
Flow content
Start/end tags:
Start tag is optional if the element is empty or if the first thing in the
body
element is not a
space character or a comment, except if the first thing inside the
body
element is a
script
or
style
element. The end tag is optional if the
body
element is not immediately followed
by a comment. (XHTML: Required/Required)
Attributes
HTML5 Global Attributes
; plus
onafterprint
,
onbeforeprint
,
onbeforeunload
,
onblur
,
onerror
,
onfocus
,
onhashchange
,
onload
,
onmessage
,
onoffline
,
ononline
,
onpage-
hide
,
onpageshow
,
onpopstate
,
onresize
,
onscroll
,
onstorage
, and
onunload
