<base> (Base URL)
This element specifies the base URL to use for all relative URLs contained within a document.
Standard Syntax
<base />
href="url"
id="unique alphanumeric identifier"
target="_blank | frame-name
| _parent | _self |
top" (transitional only) />
Events Defined by Internet Explorer
onlayoutcomplete, onmouseenter, onmouseleave, onreadystatechange
Element Specific Attributes
- href
- This attribute specifies the base URL to be used throughout the document for relative URL addresses.
- target
- For documents containing frames, this attribute specifies the default target window for every link that does not have an explicit target reference. Aside from named frames, several special values exist. A value of _blank indicates a new window. A value of _parent indicates the parent frame set containing the source link. A value of _self indicates the frame containing the source link. A value of _top indicates the full browser window.
Examples
<base href="http://www.democompany.com/" />
<base target="_blank" href="http://www.democompany.com/" />
Compatibility
HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, and XHTML 1.0, 1.1, Basic
Internet Explorer 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6
Netscape 1, 2, 3, 4- 4.7, 6, 7
Opera 4-7
Notes
This element should only occur within the head element.
HTML 2.0 and 3.2 define only the href attribute.
XHTML 1.0 requires a trailing slash: <base />.
