: The HEAD Element
Last updated: 2026-09-12
<head>The HEAD Element
The document head holding non-visible metadata: title, charset, styles, script references, etc.
| Category | Document Structure |
|---|---|
| Content Model | Child of the root element |
| Allowed Parents | Any element that accepts flow content |
| Content Tag | Yes — requires closing </head> tag |
| Status | Standard |
📝 Syntax
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Title</title>
</head>
▶ Example
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🌐 Browser Support
| Browser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <head> | ✓ v1 | ✓ v12 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 |
| Supported in all major browsers | |||||
Tip: Content in head is not shown in the body; title and meta charset are crucial for SEO and rendering.
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