head Tag
An HTML document defining a web page is divided into the following two parts:
-
<head>
: Provides information (metadata) about the webpage to search engines and browsers -
<body>
: Defines the content to be displayed on the webpage
Content defined by the <head>
tag is not visible on the web browser screen but includes meta information such as the title, description, keywords, and styles of a webpage.
Key Elements within the head Tag
1. title Element
Defines the title of the webpage. This title is displayed on the browser's tab.
<head> <title>My First Webpage</title> </head>
2. meta Element
Defines metadata about the webpage for search engines.
For example, the meta tag can be used to set the webpage's character encoding (converting characters into a form that computers can use), viewport (the visible area of the webpage), description, and more.
<head> <!-- Character Encoding --> <meta charset="UTF-8" /> <!-- Page Description --> <meta name="description" content="Website Description" /> <!-- Initial scale and width of the viewport --> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> </head>
3. link Tag
Used to link an external resource to the webpage. Commonly used to import fonts or link stylesheets (CSS files defining the style of the webpage).
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Open+Sans" rel="stylesheet" />
4. script Tag
Used to load JavaScript files or code, acting as the brain of the website.
JavaScript controls the behavior of the page (e.g., actions on button clicks).
<head> <script src="script.js"></script> </head>
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