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HTML base Tag

HTML <base> Tag


Example

Specify a default URL and a default target for all links on a page:
<head>
  <basehref="https://www.w3schools.com/images/" target="_blank">
</head>

<body>
<img src="stickman.gif" width="24"height="39" alt="Stickman">
<ahref="https://www.w3schools.com">W3Schools</a>
</body>
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Definition and Usage

The <base> tag specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document.
There can be at maximum one <base> element in a document, and it must be inside the <head> element.

Browser Support

Element
<base>YesYesYesYesYes

Tips and Notes

Note: If the <base> tag is present, it must have either an href attribute or a target attribute, or both.

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

NONE.


Differences Between HTML and XHTML

In HTML the <base> tag has no end tag.
In XHTML the <base> tag must be properly closed.

Attributes

AttributeValueDescription
hrefURLSpecifies the base URL for all relative URLs in the page
target_blank
_parent
_self
_top
framename
Specifies the default target for all hyperlinks and forms in the page

Global Attributes and Events

The <base> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

NONE. The <base> tag does not support any event attributes.

Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: Base Object

Default CSS Settings

None.

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