HTML - <frameset> Tag

Description

The HTML <frameset> tag is used to divide the window into frames. This tag is not supported in HTML5.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

   <head>
      <title>HTML frameset Tag</title>
   </head>
   
   <frameset cols = "200, *">
      <frame src = "/html/menu.htm" name = "menu_page" />
      <frame src = "/html/main.htm" name = "main_page" />
         
      <noframes>
         <body>
            Your browser does not support frames.
         </body>
      </noframes>
         
   </frameset>  
</html>

This will produce the following result, refer the image given below. The left frame is menu.htm and the right one is main.htm −

Specific Attributes

The HTML <frameset> tag also supports the following additional attributes −

Attribute	Value	Description
cols	column size	Specifies the number of columns and their width in either pixels, percentages, or relative lengths. Default is 100%
rows	row size	Specifies the number of rows and their height in either pixels, percentages, or relative lengths. Default is 100%.

Browser Support

Chrome	Firefox	IE	Opera	Safari	Android
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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