HTML Frames

Amit Singh 6309 08 Oct 2011 Updated 25 Oct 2019

With frames, we can display more than one HTML document in the same browser window. Each HTML document is called a frame, and each frame is independent of the other.

The disadvantages of using frames are:

1) the web developer must keep track of more HTML documents
2) it is difficult to print the entire page.

The Frameset Tag

The <frameset> tag defines how to divide the window into frames.
Each frameset defines a set of rows or columns.
The values of the rows/columns indicate the amount of screen area each row/column will occupy.

The Frame Tag

The <frame> tag defines what HTML document to put into each frame.

Example:

<frameset cols=”25%,75%”>
                <frame src=”a.html”>
                <frame src=”b.html”>
 </frameset>

Note:

User wants to prevent the resize the border of frame. You can add noresize=”noresize” to the <frame> tag.
You cannot use the <body></body> tags together with the <frameset></frameset> tags. However, if you add a <noframes> tag containing some text for browsers that do not support frames, you will have to encose the text in <body></body> tags.
Add the <noframes> tag for browsers that do not support frames.

Frame Tags

Tag	Description
<frameset>	Defines a set of frame.
<Frame>	Defines a set of window (a frame).
<noframes>	Defines a no frame section for browsers that do not handle frames.
<iframe>	Defines an inline sub window (frame)

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