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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Posted by griffin
griffin
109 Points

what is a html doctype?

so could you give me a hint

2 Answers

Sreng Hong
Sreng Hong
15,083 Points
Sreng Hong
Sreng Hong
15,083 Points

Doctype is a word from document type that help specific the version of html you're using.

Include <!DOCTYPE html> in your html file means that you tell the browser you use html 5.

Is that clear? Hope this helps.

Boy Buijsman
Boy Buijsman
13,773 Points
Boy Buijsman
Boy Buijsman
13,773 Points

It is a tag that specifies the documents type. It was created by microsoft to tell the browser what type the document was in. As i understand, its no longer entirely needed to declare.

Jason Taylor
Jason Taylor
3,059 Points
Jason Taylor
Jason Taylor
3,059 Points

I would still declare it but use the shortened HTML5 version <!DOCTYPE html>

Boy Buijsman
Boy Buijsman
13,773 Points
Boy Buijsman
Boy Buijsman
13,773 Points

I noticed that for seo purposes it is best to declare it. But modern day browers read the page and see what type it is in regardlrss if you declare the type