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HTML <base> href Attribute

❮ HTML <base> tag

Example

Specify a base URL for all relative URLs on a page:

<head>
  <base href="https://www.w3schools.com/images/">
</head>
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Definition and Usage

The href attribute specifies the base URL for all relative URLs on a page.


Browser Support

Attribute
href Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

<base href="URL">

Attribute Values

Value Description
URL An absolute URL that acts as the base URL (like "http://www.example.com/")

❮ HTML <base> tag