<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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