HTML Class - Fall 2002
HTML Head
The Head Element
The head element contains general information, also called meta-information,
about a document. Meta means "information about".
You can say that meta-data means information about data, or meta-information
means information about information.
Information Inside the Head Element
The elements inside the head element should not be displayed by a browser.
According to the HTML standard, only a few tags are legal inside the head
section. These are: <base>, <link>, <meta>, <title>,
<style>, and <script>.
Head Tags
Tag |
Description |
<head> |
Defines information about the document |
<title> |
Defines the document title |
<link> |
Defines a resource reference |
<meta> |
Defines meta information |
Tag |
Description |
<!DOCTYPE> |
Defines the document type. This tag goes before the <html>
start tag. |
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