Doctype

Category:HTML Tags

Doctype

All HTML documents must start with a <!DOCTYPE> declaration. This <!DOCTYPE> tag tells the browser what version of HTML the page is written in.

Examples

Using <!DOCTYPE> to declare the version of HTML the page is written in.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
</head>

<body>
The content of the document......
</body>

</html>

Syntax

<!DOCTYPE>

Tips

  • The <!DOCTYPE> is the very first line in the HTML document.
  • The <!DOCTYPE> does not need a closing tag.

Additional Information

For more information, see http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_doctype.asp

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