HTML <html> Tag
Example
A simple HTML document:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
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Definition and Usage
The <html> tag represents the root of an HTML document.
The <html> tag is the container for all other HTML elements (except for the <!DOCTYPE> tag).
Note: You should always include the lang attribute inside the <html> tag, to declare the language of the webpage. This is meant to assist search engines and browsers.
Browser Support
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <html> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| xmlns | http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml | Specifies the XML namespace attribute (If you need your content to conform to XHTML) |
Global Attributes
The <html> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Related Pages
HTML tutorial: HTML Introduction
HTML DOM reference: HTML Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <html> element with the following default values:
html {
display: block;
}
html:focus {
outline: none;
}
