
The Complete Idiot's HTML Tag Reference
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<HEAD>
A structural element that serves as a container for the head portion of the page.
Support:
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Notes:
- Typical items that appear inside the head section are the <TITLE> tag, the <META> tag, and the <BASE> tag.
- This tag requires the </HEAD> end tag.
Attributes:
- CLASS
= "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
Not supported |
4.0 and later |
Not supported |
Notes:
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You can specify two or more classes; be sure to separate each class name with a space.
- ID
= "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
Not supported |
4.0 and later |
Not supported |
Notes:
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Although you can use letters and numbers for the ID, the first character must be a letter.
- LANG
= "Text"
The language used by the tag's attribute values and text content.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
4.0 and later |
Not supported |
- PROFILE
= "Text"
The location of one or more meta data profiles, separated by white space.
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Support:
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HTML Standard | Internet Explorer | Netscape Navigator |
4.0 and later |
Not supported |
Not supported |
Notes:
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A "meta data profile" is a page (or a collection of pages) that include definitions that tell the browser how to interpret subsequent <META> tags that appear in the header.
Example:
<HEAD>
<TITLE>My Home Sweet Home Page</TITLE>
<BASE HREF="http://www.mcfedries.com/">
<META NAME="Description" Content="Yet another home page">
</HEAD>
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