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HTML <html> Tag
Example
A simple HTML document, with the minimum of required tags:
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
</head>
<body>
The content of the document......
</body>
</html>
Try it yourself »
Browser Support
The <html> tag is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The <html> tag tells the browser that this is an HTML document.
The <html> element is also known as the root element.
The <html> tag is the container for all other HTML elements (except for the<!DOCTYPE> tag).
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
The xmlns attribute is required in XHTML, but invalid in HTML.
However, the HTML validator at http://w3.org does not complain when the xmlns attribute is missing in an XHTML document. This is because the namespace "xmlns=http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" is default, and will be added to the <html> tag even if you do not include it.
Required 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| xmlns | http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml | Specifies the namespace to use (only for XHTML documents!) | STF |
Standard Attributes
The <html> 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 |
More information about Standard Attributes.
Event Attributes
The <html> tag does not support any event attributes.
More information about Event Attributes.
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