The <base> tag is used to make all links start at the root directory or at the specified directory.

Where/how To Use The <base> Tag

Use in head or body section?	head
Inline or Block level tag?	No Level
HTML Tag Syntax?	<tag>
XHTML Tag Syntax?	<tag />

Example

Code	Output
<base href="http://html-tips.net/">
<base href="http://html-tips.net/html-tags/">

Notes

• Having <base href="http://html-tips.net/"> would make all links on that page automatically use "http://html-tips.net/" as the base directory

• In XHTML this tag must be closed

• Whatever you choose for the href attribute, it will be added onto the start of a link or image that is relative (not absolute)

Attributes for the base tag

Attribute	Description	Value(s)	DOCTYPE
Strict DOCTYPE Attributes
href	Destination URL	URL	Strict, Transitional and Frameset
Non-Strict DOCTYPE Attributes
target	Where or how to open the link •_blank - Opens the link in a new window •_parent - Opens the link in the parent frame •_self - Opens the link in the same frame as it was clicked •_top - Breaks all frames, and then opens the target URL	_blank _parent _self _top	Transitional and Frameset

Common attributes for the base tag

Javascript Event attributes for the base tag