HTML <!DOCTYPE> Tag
Description
The HTML <!DOCTYPE> tag is used for specifying which language and version the document is using. This is referred to as the document type declaration (DTD).
With the introduction of HTML 5, the <!DOCTYPE> tag is mostly useless, as HTML 5 does not require a reference to a DTD. Having said that, for legacy reasons, the HTML 5 specification recommends including the header at the top of all HTML documents.
Properties
- Permitted Parents
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- Content
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- Start/End Tags
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Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Document Title</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Document Contents</p>
</body>
</html>Attributes
None
Global Attributes
None
Event Attributes
None
Browser Support
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Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019
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