HTML FRAME TAGS

 

 

Frame tags break up the browser window into multiple regions called frames. Each frame can contain a distinct HTML document. This allows to multiple documents to be displayed at the same time.

 

Frame tags

TAG	FUNCTION
<FRAMESET> (Container tag) Attributes – 2	Divides the browser window into frames.
<FRAME> (Standalone tag) Attributes – 8	Places content into a frame
<NOFRAMES> (Container tag) Attributes – 0	Provides an alternative layout for browsers that cannot process frames
<IFRAME> Container tags) Attributes –	Places a floating frame on a page. (Floating frames – frames that can be placed like images)

 

 

Tag: <FRAMESET>

Attribute	Description and values
ROWS or COLS (but not both at the same time.)	Specifies how many rows or columns the browser window is broken into. Sizes can be in pixels, percentages of screen depth, or relative to the amount of available space

 

Tag: <FRAME>

Attribute	Description and values
FRAMEBORDER	Sets Frameborder. (Values: 0 | 1)
LONGDESC	URL of a resource that contains a more detailed description of the frame's content
MARGINHEIGHT	Specifies the size (in pixels) of the top margin of the frame
MARGINWIDTH	Specifies the size (in pixels) of the left margin of the frame
NAME	Gives the frame a unique name so it can be targeted by other tags (such as <A>, <FORM> and <AREA>).
NORESIZE	Suppresses the user's ability to drag and drop a frame border in a new location
SCROLLING	Controls the presence of scrollbars on the frame (Value: YES | NO)
SRC	Required attribute. Tells the browser the URL of the HTML file to load into the frame

 

Tag: <IFRAME>

Attribute	Description and values
ALIGN	Controls how the floating frame is aligned (Value: TOP | MIDDLE | BOTTOM | LEFT | RIGHT )
FRAMEBORDER	Sets the Frame border (Value: 0 | 1)
HEIGHT	Specifies the height of the floating frame in pixels
LONGDESC	URL of a resource that contains more detail about the contents of the floating frame
MARGINHEIGHT	Specifies the size (in pixels) of the top margin of the floating frame
MARGINWIDTH	Specifies the size (in pixels) of the left margin of the floating frame
NAME	Gives the floating frame a unique name so it can be targeted by other tags (such as <A>, <FORM>, and <AREA>).
SCROLLING	Controls the presence of scrollbars on the floating frame (Value: YES | NO | AUTO)
SRC	REQUIRED ATTRIBUTE. URL of the HTML file to load into the floating frame
WIDTH	Specifies the width of the floating frame in pixels