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HTML <head> tag

Examples

In the head with a <title> tag of the HTML document:

<! DOCTYPE html>
<Html>
<Head>
<Meta charset = "utf-8">
<Title> Document Title </ title>
</ Head>

<Body>
Content of the document ......
</ Body>

</ Html>

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Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

All major browsers support the <head> tag.


Tag definitions and instructions

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

<Head> element must contain the title of the document (title), can contain scripts, stylesheets, meta information, and other additional information.

Elements listed below can be used inside <head> element:


Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

HTML5 is no longer supported profile properties.


Attributes

属性 描述
profile URL HTML5 不支持。规定文档 URL 的一系列规则。这些规则能被浏览器识别并且准确读取 <meta> 标签的内容属性中的信息。


Global Properties

<head> tag supports HTML global properties .


Examples

Try - Example

Use <base> tag in the <head>
This example demonstrates how to use the default URL <base> tag in the provision of all links page and the default target.

Using the <style> tag in the <head>
This example demonstrates how the <head> section add style information.

Use <link> tag in the <head>
This example demonstrates how to use the <link> tag to link to an external stylesheet.


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