HTML <frame> Tag: The HTML<frame> tag describes a particular window within a <frameset>. HTML Frames are used to divide the web browser window into multiple section where each section can be loaded separately. This HTML frame tag is not supported in HTML5.
HTML <frame> Tag
Creating Frames
Instead of using body tag, use frameset tag in HTML to use frames in a web browser. But this Tag is deprecated in HTML 5. The frameset tag is used to define how to divide the browser. Each frame is indicated by frame tag and it basically defines which HTML document shall open into the frame. To define the horizontal frames use row attribute of frame tag in HTML document and to define the vertical frames use col attribute of frame tag in HTML document.
Syntax: <frame src=” “>
Browser compatibility
The HTML<frame> tag is supported by different types of browsers.
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
- Internet Explorer
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <frameset cols="25%,*,25%"> <frame src="frame_a.htm"> <frame src="frame_b.htm"> <frame src="frame_c.htm"> </frameset> </html>
Output:
Attributes that are supported by the <frame> tag
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| frameborder | 0 1 |
Specifies whether to display or not to display a border around a frame |
| longdesc | URL | Specifies a page that contains a long description of the content of a frame |
| marginheight | pixels | Specifies the top and bottom margins of a frame |
| marginwidth | pixels | Specifies the left and right margins of a frame |
| name | text | Specifies the name of a frame |
| noresize | no resize | Specifies that a frame is not resizable |
| scrolling | yes no auto |
Specifies whether or not to display scrollbars in a frame |
| src | URL | Specifies the URL of the document to show in a frame |