Lesson 3 HEAD Tag HTML5

HTML <head> Tag

Example

An HTML document, with a required <title> tag in the head section:

<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
</head>

<body>
The content of the document......
</body>

</html>

Browser Support

The <head> tag is supported in all major browsers.


Definition and Usage

The <head> element is a container for all the head elements.

The <head> element must include a title for the document, and can include scripts, styles, meta information, and more.

The following elements can go inside the <head> element:

· <title> (this element is required in the head section)

· <style>

· <base>

· <link>

· <meta>

· <script>

· <noscript>


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The profile attribute is not supported in HTML5.

Reference: http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_head.asp Martin 2013