Understanding HTML Document Structure
An HTML document is organized like a tree of nested tags. The following tags represent the minimum required structure of any HTML page:
index.html
Document Type Declaration
<!DOCTYPE html> is not a tag.
It's a required declaration that tells the browser:
- This document uses HTML5;
- How to interpret and render the page.
It must appear as the very first line of every HTML document.
index.html
Top-Level Elements
Top-level elements define the overall structure of a webpage.
html
The <html> element is the root of the document. Everything you want the browser to read must be inside this tag. The lang attribute declares the document's language:
index.html
head
The <head> section contains metadata: information about the document.
It may include: the page title, character encoding, stylesheets, scripts, SEO metadata.
This content is not shown on the page itself.
index.html
body
The <body> contains everything the user can see: text, images, links, buttons, forms, multimedia.
index.html
1. What is the minimum required set of tags, which serves as the basis for any HTML document?
2. What are the correct statements?
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An HTML document is organized like a tree of nested tags. The following tags represent the minimum required structure of any HTML page:
index.html
Document Type Declaration
<!DOCTYPE html> is not a tag.
It's a required declaration that tells the browser:
- This document uses HTML5;
- How to interpret and render the page.
It must appear as the very first line of every HTML document.
index.html
Top-Level Elements
Top-level elements define the overall structure of a webpage.
html
The <html> element is the root of the document. Everything you want the browser to read must be inside this tag. The lang attribute declares the document's language:
index.html
head
The <head> section contains metadata: information about the document.
It may include: the page title, character encoding, stylesheets, scripts, SEO metadata.
This content is not shown on the page itself.
index.html
body
The <body> contains everything the user can see: text, images, links, buttons, forms, multimedia.
index.html
1. What is the minimum required set of tags, which serves as the basis for any HTML document?
2. What are the correct statements?
Thanks for your feedback!
