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568 PointsWhat is a root document!!
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head> </head >
<title> Event Planner </title>
<body>
<h1>Donna Shorter </h1>
</body>
</html>
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,210 PointsI believe you mean root document root, or root element.
In HTML, the root element is always the html element. This is the area enclosed by the <html> tags.
Donna Shorter
568 PointsThank you for breaking down the meaning of root element.
Steve Brewer
15,030 PointsSteve Brewer
15,030 PointsIt's just the html tag, they mean it's the starting point of the document itself: