<head> Description:
The <head></head> element defines information about the HTML document, including: styles, javascripts, the title, and meta information.
<head> Web Browser Support:
- Netscape 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Mozilla 1
- Firefox 1
- Internet Explorer 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Opera 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Safari 1
- WebTV / MSNTV
- AvantGo Palm OS
- AvantGo Windows CE
- HTML 3.2, 4.0
- XHTML 1.0: XHTML Structure Module
<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.
