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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML <head> Tag
Example
An HTML document, with a required <title> tag in the head section:
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
</head>
<body>
The content of the document......
</body>
</html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
</head>
<body>
The content of the document......
</body>
</html>
Try it yourself »
(more examples at the bottom of this page)
Browser Support
The <head> tag is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The <head> element is a container for all the head elements.
The <head> element must include a title for the document, and can include scripts, styles, meta information, and more.
The following elements can go inside the <head> element:
- <title> (this element is required in the head section)
- <style>
- <base>
- <link>
- <meta>
- <script>
- <noscript>
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The profile attribute is not supported in HTML5.
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| profile | URL | Not supported in HTML5. Specifies a URL to a document that contains a set of rules. The rules can be read by browsers to clearly understand the information in the <meta> tag's content attribute |
Global Attributes
The <head> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Try it Yourself - Examples
Use of the <base> tag in <head>
How to use the <base> tag to specify a default URL and a default target for all links on a page.
Use of the <style> tag in <head>
How to add style information to the <head> section.
Use of the <link> tag in <head>
How to use the <link> tag to link to an external style sheet.
Related Pages
HTML tutorial: HTML Head
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