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HTML: <frame> tag

<frame> is an HTML element that defines a specific area where another HTML document can be displayed. Frames should be used within <frameset>. The use of <frame> is not recommended due to some drawbacks, such as performance issues, and the lack of accessibility for users of screen readers. Compared to <frame>, <iframe> should be promoted more.

Online example

Simple three-frame page:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<frameset cols="25,%*,25%">
　　<frame src="sun.html">
　　<frame src="venus.html">
　　<frame src="mercur.html">
</frameset>
</html>

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Browser compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeSafari

All mainstream browsers support the <frame> tag.

Tag definition and usage instructions

HTML5 Does not support <frame> tag.

The <frame> tag defines the child windows (frames) within <frameset>.

Each <frame> within <frameset> can be set with different attributes, such as border, scrolling, noresize, etc.

Note:If you want to validate a page that contains frames, make sure <!DOCTYPE> Is set to "HTML Frameset DTD" or "XHTML Frameset DTD".

HTML 4.01 With HTML5Differences

HTML5 Does not support <frame> tag, HTML 4.01 Supports <frame> tag.

Differences between HTML and XHTML

In HTML, the <frame> tag does not have a closing tag. In XHTML, the <frame> tag must be properly closed.

Optional attribute

Attribute	Value	Description
frameborder	0 　1	HTML5 Not supported. Specifies whether to display a border around the frame.
longdesc	URL	HTML5 Not supported. Specifies a page that contains a long description of the content within the frame.
marginheight	pixels	HTML5 Not supported. Specifies the top and bottom margins of the frame.
marginwidth	pixels	HTML5 Not supported. Specifies the left and right margins of the frame.
name	name	HTML5 Not supported. Specifies the name of the frame.
noresize	noresize	HTML5 Not supported. Specifies that the size of the frame cannot be adjusted.
scrolling	yes 　no 　auto	HTML5 Not supported. Specifies whether to display scrollbars within the frame.
src	URL	HTML5 Not supported. Specify the URL of the document to be displayed in the frame.

Standard attributes

In HTML 4.01 In the <frame> tag supports the following standard attributes:

Attribute	Value	Description
class	classname	Specify the class name of the element
id	id	Specify the unique id of the element
style	style_definition	Specify the inline style of the element
title	text	Specify additional information of the element

For a complete description, please visitStandard attributes.

Event attributes

According to W3C standard, in HTML 4.01 In the <frame> tag does not support any event attributes.

However, all browsers support the onload event.

For a complete description, please visitEvent attributes.

Try the online example

Horizontal frame
This example demonstrates: how to create a horizontal frame using three different documents.

Mixed structure frame
This example demonstrates how to create a frame structure with three documents, and mix them in rows and columns at the same time.

Frame structure with noresize="noresize" attribute
This example demonstrates the noresize attribute. In this example, the frame is not resizable. Dragging the mouse over the border between frames, you will find that the border cannot be moved.

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