HTML Frames: Main Tips
- The HTML
<frame>tag defined one particular frame within a web page or a <frameset> element. - Applying HTML frames element is not recommended: use <iframe> as an alternative.
How frame Was Used
The <frame> tag declared an area for displaying another HTML file. Not supported in HTML5 anymore.
Example
<frameset cols="70%, 30%">
<frame src="main.html">
<frame src="copyright.html">
</frameset>frameborder
Sets the visibility of frame border. 0 means hide, 1 means show.
Example
<frameset cols="30%, 20%, 50%">
<frame src="demo.html" frameborder="0">
<frame src="main.html" frameborder="0">
<frame src="links.html" frameborder="1">
</frameset>longdesc
Specifies the link for a long description of the content inside a frame.
Example
<frameset cols="60%, 40%">
<frame src="demo.html">
<frame src="main.html" longdesc="mainData.txt">
</frameset>marginheight
Sets margin values for top and bottom of the frame (different from other HTML frames).
Example
<frameset cols="20%, 80%">
<frame src="demo.html" marginheight="20">
<frame src="main.html" marginheight="40">
</frameset>marginwidth
Sets margin values for left and right of the frame, different from other HTML frames.
Example
<frameset cols="30%, 70%">
<frame src="contact.html" marginwidth="60">
<frame src="main.html" marginwidth="10">
</frameset>name
Sets the name for elements of HTML frames.
Example
<frameset cols="30%, 30%, 40%">
<frame src="preview.html" name="preview">
<frame src="demo.html" name="demo">
<frame src="main.html" name="main">
</frameset>noresize
Defines that a particular frame cannot be resized.
Example
<frameset cols="50%, 50%">
<frame src="host.html">
<frame src="learn.html" noresize="noresize">
</frameset>scrolling
Defines if the content within a frame can be scrolled or not.
Example
<frameset cols="40%, 60%">
<frame src="frame.html">
<frame src="learn.html" scrolling="auto">
</frameset>src
Specifies the link to a document served as the content of a frame.
Example
<frameset>
<frame src="http://bitdegree.org/frame.html">
<frame src="http://bitdegree.org/main.html">
</frameset>Browser support
Chrome
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Edge
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Firefox
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IE
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Opera
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Safari
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Mobile browser support
Chrome
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Firefox
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Opera
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Safari
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