HTML <title> Tag

Description

The <title> HTML element is used for declaring the title of the HTML document.
Since the contents described in the <title> are displayed as the top title bar of your Web browser, the title of the search results and the title when put in the 'favourites' lists (bookmark), it is necessary to choose a title that briefly reflects the contents of the page.

Properties

Permitted Parents: A <head> element that contains no other <title> element
Content: Text
Start/End Tags: Start tag: required, End tag: required

Example

HTML

<html>

  <head>

    <title>Title of the document</title>

  </head>

  <body>

    The content of the document......

  </body>

</html>

Attributes

None

Global Attributes

The <title> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5

Event Attributes

The <title> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5

Browser Support

The following table will show you the current browser support for the HTML <title> tag.

Desktop

12	1	1	15	1

Tablets / Mobile

18	4	14	1	1	4.4

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 30th September 2023

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