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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Laura Barrett
Laura Barrett
153 Points
Posted by Laura Barrett
Laura Barrett
153 Points

What is the document root?

i don't know what the root of the document is?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<title> laura barrett | hairstylist </title>

1 Answer

Alex Durrell
Alex Durrell
11,862 Points
Alex Durrell
Alex Durrell
11,862 Points

Hey Laura,

The document root element should be the HTML tags inside your HTML file. For example:

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

</html>