<base />

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<base /> Description:

Defines the base URI information for relative paths within the document. Also, this element defines the base target for linked frames within the document.

<base /> Web Browser Support:

• AvantGo Palm OS
• AvantGo Windows CE
• Firefox 1, 2
• Internet Explorer 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Mozilla 1
• Netscape 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
• Opera 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
• Safari 1, 2
• WebTV / MSNTV
• HTML 3.2, 4.0
• XHTML 1.0: Base Module, Target Module

<base /> Attributes:

All attributes are optional unless indicated.

• href REQUIRED
• target

<base /> End Tag:

None, <base /> is a singleton tag.

<base /> Contents:

None.

<base /> Valid Context:

The <base /> tag is valid within the following tags:
head

<base /> Usage:

• A base URL for a page

  <base href=\"http://webdesign.about.com/\" />

  All images, anchors, and multimedia are located on http://webdesign.about.com/
• A base target for a page

  <base href=\"/\" target=\"_top\" />

  All anchors will open in the top window of the frameset.

<base /> Special Notes:

• Setting a base href allows you to store the HTML for your pages for your Web page where ever you need them and the images and links will continue to work.
• The base target allows you to set a standard target for all your links.

More <base /> Information:

• Absolute and Relative Paths
• Useful URLs
• What's My URL?

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