Basic HTML Document Tags
The HEAD Tag
The HEAD Tag
The <head> is "floating in the air."
- It doesn't appear on the formatted page.
- The HEAD may ONLY contain the TITLE, BASE, ISINDEX, LINK, META, and NEXTID Tags.
- [As noted later, after the above mentioned tags are described, use the closing HEAD tag: </head>
to show that the "header" information is complete.]
The TITLE Tag
Helpful in letting others know what is "inside" your file, the <title>
tag, is important
for hotlists; for searching; for internal bookkeeping.
The TITLE usually appears in a separate window at the top of your Web Browser.
After the Title Text you need to CLOSE the TITLE Tag with </title>.
EXAMPLE: <title>This is a Title</title>
The BASE Tag
The <base> tag,
indicates the original URL of the document.
EXAMPLE: <base href="http://www.pratt.edu/sils">.
The ISINDEX Tag
The <isindex> tag,
when supported by software on your SERVER, allows for indexing/searching the document.
EXAMPLE: <isindex>.
The LINK Tag
The <link> tag, is used to
indicate the author or owner of the document, often via his/her e-mail address.
EXAMPLE: <link rev="author" href="mailto:[email protected]">.
Hyperlinks:
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