HTML5 Base Tag

Base tag provides default (base) URL or relative links( StyleSheet, source of script tag and href in anchor tag). You can set a default URL for all subsequent relative links.
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Base tag provides default (base) URL or relative links. It is usually used to set a default URL for all subsequent relative links. Relative links can be stylesheet,source of script tag and hrefs in anchor tag. In simple term you can say base tag set default address or a default target for all links on a page.

One important thing that you should always remember that base tag must in the head tag and it must be first tag in the head tag. You can use only one base tag in a document and you must use href attribute, target attribute or both.

Standard Syntax

<base
href="URL"
target="frame or window name | _blank | _parent | _self |_top">


Examples

<!-- standard HTML syntax --->
<base href="http:// www.c-sharpcorner.com/">
<!-- with frames -->
<base target="_blank" href="http:// www.c-sharpcorner.com
/">

Attributes Defined by Internet Explorer

id="unique alphanumeric identifier" (4)

Events Defined by Internet Explorer

onlayoutcomplete,
onmouseenter,
onmouseleave,
onreadystatechange

 

Attributes Introduced by HTML5
Values Desciption
accesskey spaced list of accelerator key(s)
contenteditable true | false | inherit
contextmenu id of menu
data-X user-defined data
draggable true | false | auto
hidden hidden
itemid microdata id in URL format
itemprop microdata value
itemref space-separated list of IDs that may contain microdata
itemscope itemscope
itemtype microdata type in URL format
spellcheck true | false"
tabindex number

 

HTML5 Event Attributes
onabort onblur oncanplay oncanplaythrough onchange
onclick oncontextmenu ondblclick ondrag ondragend
ondragenter ondragleave ondragover ondragstart ondrop
ondurationchange onemptied onended onerror onfocus
onformchange onforminput oninput oninvalid onkeydown
onkeypress onkeypress onkeyup onload onloadeddata
onloadedmetadata onloadstart onmousedown onmousemove onmouseout
onmouseover onmouseup onmousewheel onpause onplay
onplaying onprogress onratechange onreadystatechange onscroll
onseeked onseeking onselect onshow onstalled
onsubmit onsuspend ontimeupdate onvolumechange onwaiting

HTMLPage.htm

<!DOCTYPE html>
<
html>
<
head>
<
base href="http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/"/>
    <title></title>

</
head>
<
body>
<
header><P>Hi.. Freinds.</header>
<
p>I am using base tag in this article.Before starting anything, I want to share something with you. I got  much knowledge of Asp.net from <a href="/Articles/ArticleListing.aspx?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=75">csharpcorner</a> site. I am in touch with <a href="">csharpcorner</a>from long time. You are definitely surprised that why I am sharing with you.

Actually I got confuse that which example I should use to explain base tag. In this article i have applied base tag on <a href="">csharpcorner</a> word that will navigate you to <a href="">csharpcorner</a> website. When you click on <a href="/UploadFile/667ddf/8187/">area tag</a> you will navigate to my article.</P>

</
body>
</
html>

Output

Internet Explorer

1.gif

Chrome

2.gif

Safari

3.gif

FireFox

4.gif

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