HTML <html>
Published Jun 11, 2021Updated Jul 1, 2022
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The <html> element represents the entire HTML document.
Syntax
<html><!-- Entire document goes here --></html>
It is the outermost element, and may only have <head> and <body> as its children.
Example
<html><head><!-- Document metadata goes here --></head><body><!-- User facing content goes here --></body></html>
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