The basic structure of an HTML document
The basic structure of an HTML document consists of the following components:
<!DOCTYPE html>
declaration: This declaration specifies the version of HTML being used in the document. For HTML5, this is the only doctype declaration required.<html>
element: This element is the root element of an HTML document and contains all other elements.<head>
element: This element contains information about the document that is not displayed in the browser, such as the document's title, meta information, and links to external resources.<title>
element: This element specifies the title of the document, which is displayed in the browser's title bar.<body>
element: This element contains the visible content of the document, including text, images, and other elements.
Here is an example of what a basic HTML document structure might look like:
<h1>
) and a single paragraph element (<p>
), both of which are displayed in the browser's content area. The document's title, "My HTML Document," is displayed in the browser's title bar.