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HTML Essentials
HTML Essentials
Basic Structure of an HTML Document
An HTML document follows a basic structure consisting of several elements. Here's a typical structure of an HTML document:
Structure brief summary
<!DOCTYPE html>
: This line tells the browser which version of HTML the document is using. In this case, it's HTML5, the latest version of HTML;<html>
: This is the root element of the HTML document. All other elements are contained within this element;<head>
: This section contains meta-information about the document, such as the character encoding (<meta charset="UTF-8">
) which ensures that special characters are displayed correctly, and the document title (<title>
) which appears in the browser's title bar or tab;<title>
: This element sets the title of the document, which is displayed in the browser's title bar or tab;<body>
: This is where the web page's main content goes. You'll place text, images, links, forms, and other elements inside the<body>
element. This is what users will see and interact with when they visit your web page.
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