creates a frame

<frameset><frame src="">

Browser
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The frames divide a window into two or more document windows.

Divided examples

Three elements to create a frame

<frameset> - </frameset> : set of frames
<frame src=""> : defines a frame
<noframes> - </noframes> : alternative content for non-frames users

The FRAME and NOFRAMES elements are placed inside the FRAMESET element.

<frameset cols="100,*">
<frame src="menu.html">
<frame src="main.html">
<noframes>Alternative Content</noframes>
</frameset>

Example (Divide into two columns)

Divided example

The "menu.html" and "main.html" are displayed when it visited the "index.html".

index.html

<html>
<head>
<title>TAG index</title>
</head>

<frameset cols="100,*"> : Divided into two columns (Left:100px, Right:remainder)

<frame src="menu.html"> : menu.html is displayed in the left frame
<frame src="main.html"> : main.html is displayed in the right frame

<noframes>
<body>
<p>Alternate content</p>
</body>
</noframes>

</frameset> : End of frameset

</html>

Example

<html>
<head>
<title>TAG index</title>
</head>

<frameset cols="150,*">

<frame src="example1.html">
<frame src="example2.html">

<noframes>
<body>
<p>Alternate content</p>
</body>
</noframes>

</frameset>

</html>
Output
Example page