Lesson 2 | HTML Learning

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Lesson 2: Attributes in the <body> Tag

Let's look at some of the common attributes used with the <body> tag in older HTML to control page appearance.

1. bgcolor

This attribute is used to set the background color of the webpage.

<body bgcolor="lightblue">

    <h1>Hello World!</h1>

</body>

2. background

This sets an image as the background of the webpage.

<body background="bg.jpg">

    <h1>Welcome!</h1>

</body>

3. text

This defines the default color of all text on the page.

<body text="black">

    <p>This is black text.</p>

</body>

4. link

This sets the color of unvisited links.

<body link="blue">

    <a href="#">Unvisited Link</a>

</body>

5. alink

This changes the color of a link while it is being clicked (active state).

<body alink="red">

    <a href="#">Click Me</a>

</body>

6. vlink

This sets the color of links that have already been visited.

<body vlink="purple">

    <a href="#">Visited Link</a>

</body>

Note: These attributes are outdated and have been replaced by CSS in modern HTML, but it's important to learn them for foundational understanding.

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