HTML <!DOCTYPE> Tag
Description
The HTML <!DOCTYPE>
tag is used for specifying which language and version the document is using. This is referred to as the document type declaration (DTD).
With the introduction of HTML 5, the <!DOCTYPE>
tag is mostly useless, as HTML 5 does not require a reference to a DTD. Having said that, for legacy reasons, the HTML 5 specification recommends including the header at the top of all HTML documents.
Properties
- Permitted Parents
- -
- Content
- -
- Start/End Tags
- -
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Document Title</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Document Contents</p>
</body>
</html>
Attributes
None
Global Attributes
None
Event Attributes
None
Browser Support
The following table will show you the current browser support for the HTML <!DOCTYPE>
tag.
Desktop | |||||
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12 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
Tablets / Mobile | |||||
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18 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4.4 |
Last updated by CSSPortal on: 30th September 2023