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HTML Frames

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Published Mar 19, 2019
Updated Sep 30, 2019

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.
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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>

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