Does the <!DOCTYPE HTML> replace the old <HTML> tag, and therefore must there also be a closing tag?

What about the <meta> tag?

6th Feb 2019, 3:16 AM

Colin Morse

3 Answers

+ 4

No it's not, it is only used in the beginning of document, as document type declaration (DTD). There are various DTD defined, here's a list from W3C https://www.w3.org/QA/2002/04/valid-dtd-list.html

6th Feb 2019, 4:25 AM

Ipang

+ 3

You will get a clarity if you search how html4 and before were structured, they used to specify version details but in html5, <!doctype HTML> will say it's a latest version of html5 look it's all about version. <Meta> in prefer go to MDN website search meta you will see reference of meta tags.

6th Feb 2019, 4:54 AM

UwU Discover Me

+ 2

Thank to both of you for the fast answers. What a cool community this is :)

6th Feb 2019, 4:55 AM

Colin Morse