An iframe or inline frame is used to display external objects including other web pages within a web page. An iframe pretty much acts like a mini web browser within a web browser. Also, the content inside an iframe exists entirely independent from the surrounding elements.
The basic syntax for adding an iframe to a web page can be given with:
<iframe src="URL"></iframe>
The URL specified in the src
attribute points to the location of an external object or a web page.
The following example display “hello.html” file inside an iframe in current document.
<iframe src="hello.html"></iframe>
Setting Width and Height of an iFrame
The height
and width
attributes are used to specify the height and width of the iframe.
<iframe src="hello.html" width="400" height="200"></iframe>
You can also use CSS to set the width and height of an iframe, as shown here:
<iframe src="hello.html" style="width: 400px; height: 200px;"></iframe>