HTML head Tag: Main Tips
- The HTML <head> element contains important information (metadata) of a document such as titles, scripts, links to style sheets, etc.
- The
<head>in HTML is not meant to be read by humans, but for machine-related procedures.
Use of head
The <head> tag in HTML indicates a space for declaring titles, style sheets, scripts and other document-related information. For adding introductory information such as authors' names or brand logos, use the <header> element.
The <link>, <title>, <meta>, <style>, <script>, <noscript>, <base> elements are children of the <head> tag.
profile
It specifies a link to the metadata information of the document. Not supported in HTML5.
Example
<head profile="https://www.bitdegree.org/">
<title>The page title</title>
</head>Note: the HTML <head> tag accepts global attributes.
Browser support
Chrome
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Edge
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Firefox
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IE
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Opera
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Safari
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Mobile browser support
Chrome
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Firefox
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Opera
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Safari
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