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HTML Element Base
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Definition and usage
The <base> element defines the base URL of a document and/or the default target attribute (in a transitional doctype). "Base URL" refers to whatever would precede a relative URL. It may only be used within the <head> section of a document.
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Example
<base href="http://www.example.com/">
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Result
A relative hyperlink such as:
<a href="products/htmlpedia.htm">HTMLPedia product information</a>
Would link to http://www.example.com/products/htmlpedia.htm, as what precedes it was defined in the <base> tag.
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Attributes
- href
- Defines what will precede any relative hyper-text references, be they hyper-links (
<a href="">, or images (<img src="" />). - target
- Only available in transitional doctypes. Defines the default target attribute for hyper-links, but can be over-ridden on a per-hyperlink basis.
