HTML <base> href Attribute

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

HTML <base> href Attribute specifies the base URL for all relative URLs in a document, serving as the reference point for resolving relative links and resources.

Syntax:

<base href="URL">

Attribute Values:

It contains the value i.e URL which specifies the absolute URL that defines the base URL of the page. for eg."www.geeksforgeeks.org"

HTML <base> href Attribute Examples

Example 1: This Example illustrates the use of the href attribute in an element.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <!-- Declaring the BASE URL --> <base href= "https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/" target="_blank"> </head> <h1>GeeksForGeeks</h1> <h2> HTML base href Attribute </h2> <body> <img src="1-95.jpg" width="400" height="250"> </body> </html>