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<head></head>

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<head> Description:

The <head></head> element defines information about the HTML document, including: styles, javascripts, the title, and meta information.

<head> Web Browser Support:

<head> Attributes:

<head> End Tag:

</head> REQUIRED

<head> Contents:

Title tag, meta data tags, scripts, and CSS tags. The following tags are valid within the <head> tag:
base, isindex, link, meta, script, style, title

<head> Valid Context:

The <head> tag is valid within the following tags:
html

<head> Usage:

  • Minimal <head> 
    <head>
 <title>A Descriptive Title</title>
 </head>
  • <head> including style information 
    <head>
 <title>title</title>
 <style>
 <!--
 p { color: #009900; }
 -->
 </style>
 </head>
  • Meta tags in the <head> 
    <head>
 <title>title</title>
 <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="10;URL=http://webdesign.about.com/">
 </head>

<head> Special Notes:

  • While the head section is not technically required in XHTML, it is a good idea to include it both for your <title> tag and to avoid confusing older browsers.
  • Always include a title, it's good style and the title displays in the browser window pane and in search engine results.

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