The body element (<body>) represents the main content of the document.
Overview TableYou can access the <body> element from script through the document object.
The window object for the <body> element can host event handlers for the onblur, onfocus, onload, or onunload events.
onafterprint User printed current document. onbeforeprint User requested printing of current document. onbeforeunload Document is about to be unloaded. onblur Document lost focus. onerror Document failed to load properly. onfocus Document received focus. onhashchange Fragment identifier part of the document’s current address changed. onload Document finished loading. onmessage Document received a message. onoffline Network connections failed. ononline Network connections returned. onpopstate User navigated session history. onredo User went forward in undo transaction history. onresize Document view was resized. onstorage Storage area changed. onundo User went backward in undo transaction history. onunload Document is going away.
The following attributes are obsolete, and should not be used by authors: alink, bgcolor, link, marginbottom, marginheight, marginleft, marginright, margintop, marginwidth, text, vlink.
The <body> element follows the <head> element and is contained by the <html> element.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>The HTML Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>The HTML content</p>
</body>
</html>
[View live example](http://test.w3.org/html/examples/elements/body/body01.html)
This example exposes the <body> element in javascript.
var oBody = document.body;
Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]
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HTML:
3.2
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