HTML <noframes> tag

Updated: 10/11/2017 by Computer Hope

When writing in HTML (hypertext markup language), the <noframes> tag was used as a backup tag for browsers that did not support the <frame> element. More specifically, it was useful for linking a non-frameset version of a web page or letting the user know that their browser doesn't support frames.

Note

The <noframes> tag can contain all the HTML elements you find in the <body> of a page, and it must be nested in a <frameset> element.

Note

<noframes> is effectively obsolete because all modern browsers support frames. Also, using frames is deprecated in HTML 5.

Example code

<frameset cols="25%,25%,50%">
  <frame src="frame1.htm">
  <frame src="frame2.htm">
  <frame src="frame3c.htm">
  <noframes>Sorry, your browser does not support frames.</noframes>
</frameset>

Compatibility

Edge	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Safari	Opera	Chrome
All versions *	All versions *	All versions *	All versions *	All versions *	All versions *

*Until it is removed in a future version of HTML

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