ExampleA simple HTML document, with the minimum of required tags:
<html>
<head> <title>Title of the document</title> </head> <body> The content of the document...... </body> </html> |
Browser Support
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1. 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>
2. Differences Between HTML and XHTML
None
3. Optional Attributes
DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.
| Attribute | Value | Description | DTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| profile | URL | 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 | STF |
4. Standard Attributes
The <head> tag supports the following standard attributes:
| Attribute | Value | Description | DTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| dir | rtl ltr |
Specifies the text direction for the content in an element | STF |
| lang | language_code | Specifies a language code for the content in an element | STF |
| xml:lang | language_code | Specifies a language code for the content in an element, in XHTML documents | STF |
5. Event Attributes
The <head> tag does not support any event attributes.
