HTML <base> Tag
Description
The <base> HTML element is used to specify a base URI, or URL, for relative links. For example, you can set the base URL once at the top of your page, then all subsequent relative links will use that URL as a starting point.
Properties
- Permitted Parents
- Any <head> that doesn't contain any other <base> element
- Content
- None. It is an empty element.
- Start/End Tags
- Start tag: required, End tag: forbidden
Example
<head>
<base href="https://www.cssportal.com/images/">
<base target="_blank">
</head>
<body>
<img src="arrow.gif">
<a href="https://www.cssportal.com">CSSPortal</a>
</body>Attributes
| Attribute | Definition |
|---|---|
| href |
Specifies a base URL for all relative URLs on a page. |
| target | Specifies the target frame to load the page
into.
|
Global Attributes
The <base> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5
Event Attributes
None
Browser Support
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| Yes | 12 | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| Tablets / Mobile | |||||
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| Yes | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019
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