Head

Html <head>

The <head> element is a container for all the elements of a web page header. Elements inside <head> can include scripts, instruct the browser where to find style sheets, provide meta information, and more.

The following tags can be added to the head section: <title>, <style>, <meta>, <link>, <script>, <noscript>, and <base>.

Html head Elements

Tag	Description
<head>	Defines information about Html documents.
<title>	Defines document title which displayed at the top of any browser window or browser tabs.
<base>	Defines a default address or a default target for all links on a page.
<link>	Defines a link or relationship between a document and an external resource.
<meta>	Defines metadata about an HTML document.
<script>	Defines client side script (javascript, jquery).
<style>	Defines style sheet (css) information for a document

Html <title> Elements

The <title> tag specifies the title of the web page.

<title> example


<head>

 <title> Title of the Webpage </title>

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Html <base> Elements

The <base> tag specifies the base URL and target for all relative URLs in a web page.

<base> example


<head>

 <base href="http://www.yourwebsitename.com/images/" target="_blank" />

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Html <link> Elements

The <link> tag defines the relationship between a document and an external resource, most used to link to style sheet.

<link> example


<head>

 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="yourstyle.css" />

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Html <meta> Elements

The <meta> tag specify metadata, information about a document rather than document content in a variety of ways. The META element can be used to include name/value pairs describing properties of the Html document, such as author, Expiry Date, a list of keywords, description etc.

Metadata provided by using meta tag is a very important part of the web. It can assist search engines in finding the best match when a user performs a search. Search engines will often look at any metadata attached to a page especially keywords and rank it higher than another page with less relevant metadata, or with no metadata at all.

<meta> example


<head>

 <!--Define keywords for search engines -->

 <meta name="keywords" content="HTML, CSS, PHP, MySql, JavaScript" />

 <!--Define a description of your web page -->

 <meta name="description" content="Online free tutorials" />

 <!--Define the author of a page -->

 <meta name="author" content="Mary Gillen" />

 <!--Refresh document every 10 seconds -->

 <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="10" />

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Html <script> Elements

A script is a small piece of program that can add interactivity to your website. The <script> tag used to defines client side script, such as JavaScript or jQuery. It also include a single external script file in the Html page

Internal <script> example


<head>

 <script type="text/javascript">

   document.write("Hello Javascript!");

 </script>

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External <script> example


<head>

 <script type="text/javascript" src="yourfile.js"> </script>

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Html <style> Elements

The <style> tag used to defines cascading style inside the html page to specify browsers how to render Html elements.

<style> example


<head>

 <style type="text/css">

   body { background-color: #000; }

   p { color: #fff; }

 </style>

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