This is adding fuel to my long-simmering idea to do a podcast where I go through the list of HTML elements alphabetically, one element per episode, taking 15-20 minutes to describe it and its history. (<base> dates at least to an IIIR Note in June 1993: w3.org/MarkUp/draft-ietf-iii….)
Sarah Drasner @sarah_edo
10 May 2019
I just learned about the <base> element, I didn't know about it so I thought I'd share: You can do like: <head> <base target="_blank"> </head> And use base to set properties for all links in the document. Here, every link will open in a new window: codepen.io/sdras/full/KLzyqr
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Plus, by going alphabetical, it’ll mix up current tags with old tags. Feels like it adds more texture to me. But who knows, maybe I’ll change my mind.
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Replying to @meyerweb @AmeliasBrain
Don't skip <basefont>. In some browsers it was a container and </basefont> reverted its effects... :-/

May 11, 2019 · 2:49 AM UTC

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Replying to @davidbaron @AmeliasBrain
Definitely will not skip, if I do this. If nothing else, I’ve learned that <P> was not originally a container, which I had not remembered (or never knew).
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