HTML frames are used to divide your browser window into multiple sections where each section
can load a separate HTML document. A collection of frames in the browser window is known as a
frameset. The window is divided into frames in a similar way the tables are organized: into rows and
columns.
Disadvantages of Frames
There are few drawbacks with using frames, so it's never recommended to use frames in your
webpages −
•Some smaller devices cannot cope with frames often because their screen is not big enough
to be divided up.
•Sometimes your page will be displayed differently on different computers due to different
screen resolution.
•The browser's back button might not work as the user hopes.
•There are still few browsers that do not support frame technology.
Creating Frames
To use frames on a page we use <frameset> tag instead of <body> tag. The <frameset> tag
defines, how to divide the window into frames. The rows attribute of <frameset> tag defines
horizontal frames and cols attribute defines vertical frames. Each frame is indicated by <frame> tag
and it defines which HTML document shall open into the frame.
Note − The <frame> tag deprecated in HTML5. Do not use this element.
Example
Following is the example to create three horizontal frames −
Live Demo
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML Frames</title>
</head>
