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HTML <title> Tag

Example

Define a title for your HTML document:

<html>

<head>
<title>HTML 4.01 Tag Reference</title>
</head>

<body>
The content of the document......
</body>

</html>

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Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The <title> tag is supported in all major browsers.

Definition and Usage

The <title> tag defines the title of the document.

The <title> element is required in all HTML/XHTML documents.

The <title> element:

  • defines a title in the browser toolbar
  • provides a title for the page when it is added to favorites
  • displays a title for the page in search-engine results

Tips and Notes

Note: You can NOT have more then one <title> element in an HTML document.

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

NONE

Standard Attributes

DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

The <title> 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 <title> tag does not support any event attributes.

More information about Event Attributes.

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