HTML & XHTML Pocket Reference, 4th Edition

Name

frame — HTML 4.01

Synopsis

HTML: <frame>; XHTML: <frame/> or <frame />

Defines a single frame within a frameset.

Notes

Not in HTML5. The frameset, frame, and noframes elements are not included in HTML5.

Start/End Tags

This is an empty element. In HTML, the end tag is forbidden. In XHTML, the element must be closed with a trailing slash as just shown. Developers may include a space character before the slash for backward compatibility with older browsers.

Attributes

Core

frameborder="1|0"

Determines whether there is a 3D separator drawn between the current frame and surrounding frames. A value of 1 turns the border on. A value of 0 turns the border off. The default value is 1 (border on).

longdesc ="URL"

Specifies a link to a document containing a long description of the frame’s contents. Although longdesc is included in the HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 Recommendations, no browsers currently support it.

marginheight="number"

Specifies the amount of space (in pixels) between the top and bottom edges of the frame and its contents. The minimum value according to the HTML 4.01 specification is 1 pixel. Setting the value to 0 to place objects flush against the edge of the frame works in some browsers but may yield inconsistent results.

marginwidth="number"

Specifies the amount of space (in pixels) between the left and right edges of the frame and its contents. The minimum value according to the HTML specification is 1 pixel. Setting the value to 0 to place objects flush against the edge of the frame works ...