<IFRAME>

The IFRAME element allows you to embed a frame into the content of your web page. Instead of splitting the main browser window horizontally or vertically, this type of frame will appear just like an embedded TABLE would. You can position and align the frame however you like.

Attributes

Attribute Description ID Identifies this tag to reference in script (program code) CLASS Define the class used to render this element (defined by a style sheet) NAME A name to assign to the frame which will be used when referencing this element in the Document Object Model (DOM) using client-side scripting (such as Javascript) SRC URI which indicates the resource where content will be retrieved to fill the frame element FRAMEBORDER Should a thin border be drawn around the outside of the frame? 0 means no and 1 means yes MARGINWIDTH Width of the left and right margin in pixels MARGINHEIGHT Height of the top and bottom margin in pixels SCROLLING Indicates the type of scrolling which is allowed by the frame. Valid values for this attribute are: yes, no or auto ALIGN Specifies the horizontal alignment of this frame with respect to it's containing element WIDTH Overall width of the frame as the number of pixels or as a percentage of the total available width HEIGHT Overall height of the frame as the number of pixels or as a percentage of the total available height LONGDESC This is a URI to a resource containing a long description of the frame

Example

<IFRAME src="http://www.google.com/" width="400" height="500"
             scrolling="auto" frameborder="1">
  [Your user agent does not support frames or is currently configured
  not to display frames. However, you may visit
  <A href="http://www.google.com/">http://www.google.com</A>]
</IFRAME>

Renders As:

Compatibility

HTML 4.01

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