HTML iframe Tag

HTML <iframe> Tag

Example An inline frame is marked up as follows: <iframe src="html_intro.asp" width="100%" height="300">   <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> </iframe> Try it yourself »

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Definition and Usage

The <iframe> tag defines an inline frame that contains another document.

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Browser Support

The <iframe> tag is supported in all major browsers.

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Differences Between HTML and XHTML

In XHTML, the name attribute of the <iframe> tag is deprecated, and will be removed. Use the id attribute instead.

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Tips and Notes

Tip: To deal with browsers that do not understand iframes, place the text you want between the opening <iframe> tag and the closing </iframe> tag.

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Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
align	left right top middle bottom	Deprecated. Use styles instead. Specifies the alignment of an iframe according to surrounding elements	TF
frameborder	1 0	Specifies whether or not to display a border around an iframe	TF
height	pixels %	Specifies the height of an iframe	TF
longdesc	URL	Specifies a page that contains a long description of the content of an iframe	TF
marginheight	pixels	Specifies the top and bottom margins of an iframe	TF
marginwidth	pixels	Specifies the left and right margins of an iframe	TF
name	name	Specifies the name of an iframe	TF
scrolling	yes no auto	Specifies whether or not to display scrollbars in an iframe	TF
src	URL	Specifies the URL of the document to show in an iframe	TF
width	pixels %	Specifies the width of an iframe	TF

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Standard Attributes

The <iframe> tag supports the following standard attributes:

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
class	classname	Specifies a classname for an element	TF
id	id	Specifies a unique id for an element	TF
style	style_definition	Specifies an inline style for an element	TF
title	text	Specifies extra information about an element	TF

More information about Standard Attributes.

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Event Attributes

According to the W3C, the <iframe> tag does not support any event attributes.

However, the onload event is supported in all browsers.

More information about Event Attributes.