HTML base Tag

The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01 (which is the current version of HTML). The next version, HTML 5, is currently being written. Here's a list of HTML 5 tags.

The HTML base tag is used to specify a base URI, or URL, for relative links. For example, you can set the base URL once at the top of your page, then all subsequent relative links will use that URL as a starting point.

Example	Learn about JavaScript Arrays The link above will actually resolve to http://www.quackit.com/javascript/javascript_arrays.cfm regardless of the URL of the current page. This is because the base URL (http://www.quackit.com/javascript/) is prepended to the (relative) URL indicated in the link (javascript_arrays.cfm)
Attributes:	Attributes specific to this tag: Attribute Description href Specifies the URI/URL to use. Other Attributes: Attribute Description target Target frame/window
Try it yourself!	<base href="http://www.quackit.com/javascript/" target="_blank"> <p>Learn about <a href="javascript_arrays.cfm">JavaScript Arrays</a></p>

Also see the HTML 5 version of HTML tags