Understanding the Basic Structure of an HTML Document
Doctype Declaration The doctype declaration should be the very first thing in an HTML document. It's not an HTML tag; it's an instruction to the web browser about what version of the HTML the page is written in. Example: <!DOCTYPE html> HTML Element The <html> tag is the container for all other HTML elements (except for the <!DOCTYPE> tag). Example: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> </html> Head Element The <head> element is a container for metadata (data about data) and is placed between the <html> tag and the <body> tag. Example: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> </head> </html> Title Element The <title> tag is required in all HTML documents and it defines the title of the document. Example: <head> <title>Page Title</title> </head> Meta charset The <meta charset> element is used to specify the character set used...