The HTML <head> element is a container for the following elements: <title>, <style>, <meta>, <link>, <script>, and <base>.
The HTML Element
The <head> element is a container for metadata (data about data) and is placed between the <html> tag and the <body> tag.
HTML metadata is data about the HTML document. Metadata is not displayed on the page.
Metadata typically define the document title, character set, styles, scripts, and other meta information.
The HTML Element
The <title> element defines the title of the document. The title must be text-only, and it is shown in the browser's title bar or in the page's tab.
The <title> element is required in HTML documents!
The content of a page title is very important for search engine optimization (SEO)! The page title is used by search engine algorithms to decide the order when listing pages in search results.
The <title> element:
- defines a title in the browser toolbar
- provides a title for the page when it is added to favorites
- displays a title for the page in search engine-results
So, try to make the title as accurate and meaningful as possible!
A simple HTML document:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>A Meaningful Page
Title</title>
</head>
<body>
The content of the document......
</body>
</html>