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HTML HTML Basics Structuring Your Content Semantic HTML: <header>, <footer> and <section>

Posted by ayub ali
ayub ali
Courses Plus Student 723 Points

what is body?

and how it appears on the screen and looks like, thank you

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

The "body" element is the outermost container of the page content. It has no appearance of its own, but it can influence the appearance of the elements it contains.

For example, if the "body" has margins, then things on the page will be separated from the edges of the window.

For technical details, see the <body> element documentation page.