HTML DOM Body Object

Body object

The Body object represents the HTML <body> element.

Access Body object

You can access the <body> element using getElementsByTagName():

var x = document.getElementsByTagName("BODY")[0];

Try it yourself

Tip:You can also access the <body> element using the document.body property.

Create Body object

You can create a <body> element using the document.createElement() method:

var x = document.createElement("BODY");

Body object attributes

Properties Description
aLink

Not supported in HTML5.See also CSS :active Selector.

Set or return the color of active links in the document.
background

Not supported in HTML5.Please use style.backgroundImage.

Set or return the background image of the document.
bgColor

Not supported in HTML5.Please use style.backgroundColor.

Set or return the background color of the document.
link

Not supported in HTML5.See also CSS :link Selector.

Set or return the color of unvisited links in the document.
text

Not supported in HTML5.Please use style.color.

Set or return the color of text in the document.
vLink

Not supported in HTML5.See also CSS :visited Selector.

Set or return the color of visited links in the document.

Standard attributes and events

The Body Object supports both standards simultaneouslyPropertiesandEvents.

Related Pages

HTML Reference Manual:HTML <body> Tag