An HTML document, with a <title> tag inside the head section:
More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
The <head> element is a container for all the head elements.
The <head> element can include a title for the document, scripts, styles, meta information, and more.
The following elements can go inside the <head> element:
Element | |||||
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<head> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
In HTML 4.01 the <head> element is required.
In HTML5, the <head> element can be omitted. The following code will validate as HTML5:
Attribute | Value | Description |
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profile | URL | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies a URL to a document that contains a set of rules. The rules can be read by browsers to clearly understand the information in the <meta> tag's content attribute |
The <head> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Use of the <base> tag in <head>
How to use the <base> tag to specify a default URL and a default target for all links on a page.
Use of the <style> tag in <head>
How to add style information to the <head> section.
Use of the <link> tag in <head>
How to use the <link> tag to link to an external style sheet.
HTML tutorial: HTML Head
HTML DOM reference: Head Object
Most browsers will display the <head> element with the following default values: