<BASE...>
     CLASS="Style Sheet Class"
     HREF="URL"
     ID="Unique Identifier"
     LANG="Language descriptor"
     LANGUAGE="Scripting Language descriptor"
     STYLE="Style Sheet Setting"
     TARGET="Frame|Window name|_top|_blank|_self|_parent"
     TITLE="Title of element"
>

Description

Specifies the base URL or target for all links/image hot-spots etc., in the document. All relative URLs will be resolved using the HREF attribute of the <BASE> element.

Attributes

Attribute Description
CLASS Sets the style sheet class (specified in an in-line, linked or imported style sheet) to be applied to the element.
HREF Specifies a base URL (thus should be partial) that all links in the current document will use to resolve partial URLs.
ID Sets a unique identifier for the element, allowing it to be referenced within scripting functions, or to specify a style sheet setting, set using a #<style_class> class selector.
LANG Specifies the language (using an ISO country code derived classifier) that the element is using, for browsers that support document localisation.
LANGUAGE Sets the scripting language that any in-line scripting events are written in.
STYLE Sets in-line style sheet settings for the element, which will over-ride any set in a <STYLE> block, or externally linked to the document.
TARGET Specifies a window or frame name which will be used as the target for any links in the document that don't expressly state a TARGET attribute. _top, _blank, _self and _parent are reserved TARGET attributes and are:
_top
The top-most window (loading the new document over all existing visible frames
_blank
Loads a new-unnamed window to display the document
_self
Loads the new document in the existing window/frame
_parent
Loads the new document in the parent frame of the current frame (normally identical to _top, except in the case of document nested frames
TITLE Specifies an informational title for the element. The contents of the TITLE attribute may be presented as a Tool-Tip by some browsers.


See 'HTML Reference|Document Structure Elements|<BASE>' for more information.