HTML <iframe> Tag

Description

The <iframe> HTML element creates a built-in frame that is inside a regular document, it allows you to load any other independent documents into the set size area.
<iframe> is a container whose contents are ignored by browsers that do not support this element. For these browsers, you can specify alternative text that users see. It should be between the <iframe> and </iframe> tags.

Properties

Permitted Parents: Any element that accepts embedded content
Content: Any block, inline and text
Start/End Tags: Start tag: required, End tag: required

Example

HTML

<iframe id="I1" name="I1" src="images/sunset.jpg">Your 

browser does not support inline frames or is currently 

configured not to display inline frames.</iframe>

Result

Attributes

Attribute	Definition
name	Assigns a name to a frame. This is useful for loading contents into one frame from another.
longdesc	A long description - this can elaborate on a shorter description specified with the title attribute.
width	Specifies the width of the inline frame.
height	Specifies the height of the inline frame.
src	Location of the frame contents (for example, the HTML page to be loaded into the frame).
scrolling	Whether the frame should be scrollable or not (i.e. should scrollbars appear). Possible values: auto yes no
frameborder	Whether the frame should have a border or not. Possible values: 1 (border) 0 (no border)
marginwidth	Specifies the margin, in pixels, between the frame's contents and it's left and right margins.
marginheight	Specifies the margin, in pixels, between the frame's contents and it's top and bottom margins.
align	Specifies the alignment. Possible Values: left right center justify

Global Attributes

The <iframe> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5

Event Attributes

The <iframe> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5

Browser Support

Desktop

Yes	12	1	Yes	Yes	Yes

Tablets / Mobile

Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019

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