HTML <html> Tag
The <html> tag is a root element of an HTML document. It contains all HTML elements that inform the browser that this is an HTML document. Before the <html> tag we must put only the <!DOCTYPE> declaration, which informs about the HTML version used in the document.
The child elements of the <html> tag are:
- The
<head>tag which contains technical information for browsers enclosed in<title>,<script>,<link>and other tags). - The
<body>tag which defines the content of an HTML document (text, images, links, etc.).
TIP
We recommend using the <html> tag with the lang attribute, which defines the language of the document. It simplifies the indexing of a web page, helps browsers to correctly display national characters, and devices that read from the screen to correctly determine the pronunciation.
HTML <html> Tag with the "lang" attribute
<html lang="en">Syntax
The <html> tag comes in pairs. The content is written between the opening (<html>) and closing (</html>) tags. Note: In HTML5, the closing </html> tag is optional.
Example of the HTML <html> tag:
HTML <html> Tag
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
</head>
<body>
The content of the page
</body>
</html>Result
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| manifest | URL | Specifies the URL of the resource where the manifest is located with the list of resources that should be cached in the user's browser (for offline viewing). (Obsolete in HTML5) |
| xmlns | https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml | Specifies the XML namespace for the document (if the XHTML document correspondence is required). Required in XHTML. In HTML5 it isn’t required. |
The <html> tag supports the Global Attributes and Event Attributes.
Practice
What is the function of the HTML <html> tag?