HTML <head> Tag
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Description
The <head> tag defines the head portion of the document that contains information about the document. The <head> element acts as a container for all other head elements such as <title>, <meta>, <link>, <style> etc.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this tag.
| Parent: | <html> |
|---|---|
| Content: | <title> (required), <link>, <meta>, <style>, <script>, <base>, <object> |
| Start/End Tag: | Start tag: optional, End tag: optional |
| Version: | HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5 |
Tip: In an HTML document, the <head> element should be the very first element that appears after the opening <html> tag.
Syntax
The basic syntax of the <head> tag is given with:
<head>
<title><!--Document title--></title>
</head>
The example below shows the <head> tag in action.
Example
Try this code »<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title><!--Document title--></title>
</head>
<body>
<!--Document body-->
</body>
</html>Tag-Specific Attributes
The following table shows the attributes that are specific to the <head> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
profile |
URL | Obsolete Specifies the location of one or more meta data profiles, separated by white space. |
Global Attributes
Like all other HTML tags, the <head> tag supports the global attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <head> tag also supports the event attributes in HTML5.
Browser Compatibility
The <head> tag is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: HTML Head.
