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HTML: <html> tag

This HTML tutorial explains how to use the HTML element called the <html> tag with syntax and examples.

Description

The HTML <html> tag is the container for all other HTML elements. This tag is also commonly referred to as the <html> element.

Syntax

In HTML, the syntax for the <html> tag is:

<html>
</html>

Attributes

In addition to the Global Attributes, the following is a list of attributes that are specific to the <html> tag:

AttributeDescriptionHTML Compatibility
manifestURIs of a resource manifestHTML5 (Gecko 1.9)
versionVersion of the HTML Document type definitionDepreciated in HTML 4.01, Obsolete in HTML5

Note

Browser Compatibility

The <html> tag has basic support with the following browsers:

  • Chrome
  • Android
  • Firefox (Gecko)
  • Firefox Mobile (Gecko)
  • Internet Explorer (IE)
  • Edge Mobile
  • Opera
  • Opera Mobile
  • Safari (WebKit)
  • Safari Mobile

Example

We will discuss the <html> tag below, exploring examples of how to use the <html> tag in HTML5, HTML 4.01 Transitional, XHTML 1.0 Transitional, XHTML 1.0 Strict, and XHTML 1.1.

  • HTML5
  • HTML4
  • XHTML

HTML5 Document

If you created a new web page in HTML5, your <html> tag might look like this:

<!doctype html>
<html>

<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>HTML5 Example by www.techonthenet.com</title>
</head>

<body>
<h1>Heading</h1>
<p>This is the content.</p>
</body>

</html>

In this HTML5 Document example, there is the <!DOCTYPE> tag on the first line which is not contained within the <html> tag.

Next, is the <html> tag which is the container for the rest of the HTML tags.The <html> tag contains 2 sections - <head> tag and <body> tag. The <head> tag contains a <meta> tag and <title> tag. The <body> tag contains a <h1> tag and a <p> tag.



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