What is an iFrame?

Imagine you have a picture frame on your wall. Inside that frame, you can put any picture you like. An iFrame on a website is a bit like that picture frame, but instead of a picture, it holds another webpage.

An iFrame, short for “inline frame,” is a tool used in web design to display a webpage within another webpage. It’s like having a mini window on your screen that shows a different website or part of a website.

Here’s how it works:

  1. Creating an iFrame: Think of it as putting a new frame on your wall. Web designers use special code to create an iFrame on a webpage.
  2. Displaying Content: Just like you can put any picture in your frame, an iFrame can show any webpage. For example, if you’re on a website about dogs, the iFrame might show a video from another site about cute puppies.
  3. Interactive Window: You can click and scroll within the iFrame, just like you do on any webpage. It’s like having a small browser window inside a bigger one.

iFrames are useful because they let you see different content without leaving the main website. For instance, if your school website has an iFrame, it might show your latest grades from another site, all while you stay on the school’s page.

Using an iFrame is a smart way to bring extra information, videos, maps, or other interesting stuff right into the page you’re looking at, without making you go anywhere else.