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>

  <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

Desktop
Explorer Edge Chrome Firefox Opera Safari
1Yes11Yes1
Tablets / Mobile
Android Chrome Firefox Opera Safari Samsung
YesYes4YesYesYes

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019