Understanding the Basics
The Head Section
There are two parts to an HTML document or web page. The
first is called the "Head" section. It is where
all the information the computer needs is kept and most of
it is never seen by the page viewer.
Items such as the page language, author name and page
title are kept within the confines of the "Head" -
but what exactly does that look like? Here is a Head
section for a page much like this one -
Month 1 Week 3
Line 1 - The first line of information tells the browser
that it is about to receive the head information. It is
called "Head Open" tag.
Lines 2 through 4 - This is the title of the page, shown
with the "Title Open" and "Title Close"
tags, telling the browser when to start putting information
into the title bar at the top of the browser and when to
Line 5 - This tells the browser that it has received all
the "Head" information and to await further
As you've already learned, you don't actually need any
tags to make a web page, but the Head is the only way to
have a page title. It is what most people store their
favorites by, so having a well thought out title is
important to your site's future success.
You'll be adding in this tag, and others, to your page at
the end of this lesson. For now, let's move on to our next