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<!--><!DOCTYPE>
<a>
<abbr>
<acronym>
<address>
<applet>
<area>
<b>
<base>
<basefont>
<bdo>
<big>
<blockquote>
<body>
<br>
<button>
<caption>
<center>
<cite>
<code>
<col>
<colgroup>
<dd>
<del>
<dfn>
<dir>
<div>
<dl>
<dt>
<em>
<fieldset>
<font>
<form>
<frame>
<frameset>
<head>
<h1> - <h6>
<hr>
<html>
<i>
<iframe>
<img>
<input>
<ins>
<kbd>
<label>
<legend>
<li>
<link>
<map>
<menu>
<meta>
<noframes>
<noscript>
<object>
<ol>
<optgroup>
<option>
<p>
<param>
<pre>
<q>
<s>
<samp>
<script>
<select>
<small>
<span>
<strike>
<strong>
<style>
<sub>
<sup>
<table>
<tbody>
<td>
<textarea>
<tfoot>
<th>
<thead>
<title>
<tr>
<tt>
<u>
<ul>
<var>
HTML <base> Tag
Example
Specify a default URL and a default target for all links on a page:
<head>
<base href="http://www.w3schools.com/images/" target="_blank" />
</head>
<body>
<img src="stickman.gif" />
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com">W3Schools</a>
</body>
<base href="http://www.w3schools.com/images/" target="_blank" />
</head>
<body>
<img src="stickman.gif" />
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com">W3Schools</a>
</body>
Try it yourself »
Browser Support
The <base> tag is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The <base> tag specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document.
The <base> tag goes inside the <head> element.
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
In HTML the <base> tag has no end tag.
In XHTML the <base> tag must be properly closed.
Attributes
DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.
| Attribute | Value | Description | DTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| href | URL | Specifies a base URL for all relative URLs on a page.
Note: The base URL must be an absolute URL! |
STF |
| target | _blank _parent _self _top framename |
Specifies the default target for all hyperlinks and forms in the page | TF |
Standard Attributes
The <base> tag does not support any standard attributes.
More information about Standard Attributes.
Event Attributes
The <base> tag does not support any event attributes.
More information about Event Attributes.
Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Base object
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