head: The Document Metadata (Header) element

The <head> HTML element contains machine-readable information (metadata) about the document, like its title and style sheets.

Permitted content: One <title>, one <base>, some <meta> and <link> elements
Permitted parents: The <html> element must be the direct parent

Attributes

Global attributes

accesskey Specifies a keyboard shortcut to activate or focus an element.

aria-* Defines accessibility properties and states for assistive technologies.

class Specifies one or more CSS class names for styling the element.

data-* Stores custom data private to the page or application.

dir Sets the text direction (left-to-right, right-to-left, or auto).

hidden Hides the element from display and assistive technologies.

id Defines a unique identifier for the element within the document.

inputmode Hints which virtual keyboard type to display on mobile devices.

itemid Provides a global identifier for microdata items.

itemprop Defines a property name-value pair for microdata.

itemref Associates properties with an item via element IDs for microdata.

itemscope Creates a new microdata item container.

itemtype Specifies the vocabulary URL for microdata items (like Schema.org).

lang Specifies the primary language of the element’s content.

nonce Provides a cryptographic nonce for Content Security Policy.

role Defines the element’s semantic role for accessibility.

tabindex Controls keyboard navigation order and focusability.

title Provides advisory information displayed as a tooltip.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
        <meta name="description" content="My personal website about web development and IndieWeb principles">
        <link href="/style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
        <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
        <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"
            href="https://mysite.example/rss.xml" title="My Personal Blog">
        <title>Welcome to My Corner of the Web</title>
    </head>
    <!-- body content follows -->