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HTML <base> href Attribute

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

HTML <base> href Attribute specifies the base URL for all relative URLs in a document, serving as the reference point for resolving relative links and resources.

Syntax: 

<base href="URL">

Attribute Values:

It contains the value i.e URL which specifies the absolute URL that defines the base URL of the page. for eg."www.geeksforgeeks.org" 

HTML <base> href Attribute Examples

Example 1: This Example illustrates the use of the href attribute in an element. 

HTML 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

    <head>
        <!-- Declaring the BASE URL -->
        <base href=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/"
              target="_blank">
    </head>
    <h1>GeeksForGeeks</h1>
    <h2>
        HTML base href Attribute
    </h2>

    <body>
        <img src="1-95.jpg" 
             width="400" 
             height="250">
    </body>

</html>

Output:

Supported Browsers

The browser supported by HTML <base> href Attribute are listed below:


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