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HTML
HTML <!DOCTYPE>
Tag.
HTML
The <!DOCTYPE>
tag is used to specify the document type declaration.
HTML <!doctype>
Tag
It is an information for the browser.
Browser loads correct documents.
<!DOCTYPE>
must be placed at the top of the HTML page.
<!DOCTYPE html>
is used to specify for HTML5 document.
<!DOCTYPE html>
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Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML Doctype Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>HTML Doctype Example</h2>
<p>HTML5 doctype declaration is very simple. It must be placed at the very beginning of the HTML page</p>
<p>The body content goes inside the body tag.</p>
</body>
</html>
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