HTML html Tag
Web structure starts with solid HTML. Learn how HTML html Tag contributes to accessible and semantic web pages in the tutorial below.
The <html> tag represents root of an HTML document hence also called as root element. It is a container of all elements (except <!Doctype> ) such as <body>, <head> and each element which appears in an HTML document. It tells the browser that the document is an HTML document.
Before the <html> element, we are limited to employing the <!Doctype> statement that provides details about the HTML version to the browser.
Syntax
<html>....</html>
Here are some details regarding the HTML <html> element:
| Display | None |
|---|---|
| Start tag/End tag | Both Start and End tag |
| Usage | Structural |
Example 1
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML tag</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Example of HTML tag</h2>
<p> Write your main Content within Body of the HTML document. </p>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Attribute
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| xmlns | http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml | It specifies the XML namespace for the document(Not required) |
| manifest | URL | It specifies the URL of the resource manifest indicates resource which should be cached locally. |
Global attribute
The <html> tag facilitates the utilization of global attributes within HTML.
Event attribute
The <html> tag enables the utilization of event attributes within HTML.
Supporting Browsers
| Element | Chrome | IE | Firefox | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<html> |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
