The HTML5 <body> tag is an element which defines the coding of an HTML document where all the contents of the actual document start. The HTML5 <body> tag has been a part of the HTML specifications. In HTML5, all <body> tag specific attributes are removed. On the other hand, the attributes in HTML 4.01 are considered obsolete.
Here is how the HTML5 <body> tag is used:
<html>
<head>
<title>This
is where the title of the document appears</title>
</head>
<body>
The actual content of
the document should be placed here...
</body>
</html>
The HTML5 <body> tag is supported in all major browsers such as , Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome, and Safari.
The HTML5 <body> tag is capable of supporting the Global Attributes and the Event Attributes in HTML5.