HTML frameborder attribute
frameborder
The purpose of the HTML frameborder attribute is to specify whether or not to display a border around a frame.
The value of this attribute can be set to “1” or “0”.
Supported elements
HTML frameborder attribute supports frame and iframe elements.
Syntax
<frame frameborder="value" >.....</frame>
Type of value
1 or 0.
Value
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | To display a border around the frame / iframe. Default value. |
| 0 | Not to display a border around the frame/ iframe. |
Default value
1
Supported doctypes
HTML 4.01 frameset.
Example of HTML frameborder attribute with frame
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<title>Example of HTML frameborder attribute with frame</title>
</head>
<frameset cols="20%,*,20%">
<frame src="frame_left.htm" frameborder="0" />
<frame src="frame_center.htm" frameborder="0" />
<frame src="frame_right.htm" frameborder="0" />
</frameset>
</html>
Result
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Example of HTML frameborder attribute with frame
Example of HTML frameborder attribute with iframe
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<title>Example of HTML frameborder attribute with iframe</title>
</head>
<body>
<iframe src="frame_left.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe>
</body>
</html>
Result
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Example of HTML frameborder attribute with iframe
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