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More about the Title TagThe TITLE TagThe Top of Your PagesHow to Prepare Your Pages for Search Engines What's in a TitleThe Most Important Part of Your PageAs with most writing, often the title is the most important part of your Web page. It tells people what your page is about and what they can expect to find on the page. But beginners often think that the first heading on their page is actually the title and this can cause confusion. What is the Title?In HTML, the title is the text contained in the <title></title> tag. This tag is stored in the <head></head> of the document. Part of the reason that the title is often forgotten is because it is not an obvious part of the page. The HTML title is displayed in two places on the page: the title bar of the Web browser and in the bookmarks and favorites.
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