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The title of a document
The <title> tag defines the title of the document.

One target for all links
How to use the base tag to let all the links on a page open in a new window.

Document description
Use the meta element to describe the document.

Document keywords
Use the meta element to define the keywords of a document.

Redirect a user
How to redirect a user to a new web address.

The HTML head Element

The head element is a container for all the head elements. Elements inside <head> can include scripts, instruct the browser where to find style sheets, provide meta information, and more.

The following tags can be added to the head section: <title>, <base>, <link>, <meta>, <script>, and <style>.

The HTML title Element

The <title> tag defines the title of the document.

The title element is required in all HTML/XHTML documents.

The title element:

defines a title in the browser toolbar
provides a title for the page when it is added to favorites
displays a title for the page in search-engine results

A simplified HTML document:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
</head>

<body>
The content of the document......
</body>

</html>

The HTML base Element

The <base> tag specifies a default address or a default target for all links on a page:

The HTML link Element

The <link> tag defines the relationship between a document and an external resource.

The <link> tag is most used to link to style sheets:

The HTML style Element

The <style> tag is used to define style information for an HTML document.

Inside the style element you specify how HTML elements should render in a browser:

<head>
<style type="text/css">
body {background-color:yellow}
p {color:blue}
</style>
</head>

The HTML meta Element

Metadata is information about data.

The <meta> tag provides metadata about the HTML document. Metadata will not be displayed on the page, but will be machine readable.

Meta elements are typically used to specify page description, keywords, author of the document, last modified, and other metadata.

The <meta> tag always goes inside the head element.

The metadata can be used by browsers (how to display content or reload page), search engines (keywords), or other web services.

Keywords for Search Engines

Some search engines will use the name and content attributes of the meta element to index your pages.

The following meta element defines a description of a page:

The following meta element defines keywords for a page:

The intention of the name and content attributes is to describe the content of a page.

The HTML script Element

The <script> tag is used to define a client-side script, such as a JavaScript.

The script element will be explained in a later chapter.