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CSSStyleDeclaration

HTML DOM Body Object

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Body Object

The Body object represents an HTML <body> element.

Access a Body Object

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

Example

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

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

Create a Body Object

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

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

Body Object Properties

Property	Description
aLink	Not supported in HTML5. See CSS :active Selector instead. Sets or returns the color of an active link in a document
background	Not supported in HTML5. Use style.backgroundImage instead. Sets or returns the background image for a document
bgColor	Not supported in HTML5. Use style.backgroundColor instead. Sets or returns the background color of a document
link	Not supported in HTML5. See CSS :link Selector instead. Sets or returns the color of unvisited links in a document
text	Not supported in HTML5. Use style.color instead. Sets or returns the color of the text in a document
vLink	Not supported in HTML5. See CSS :visited Selector instead. Sets or returns the color of visited links in a document

Standard Properties and Events

The Body object also supports the standard properties and events.

Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <body> tag

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