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The HTML <title> element defines the title of the document, shown in a browser's title bar or on the page's tab. It can only contain text and any contained tags are not interpreted.

Usage context

Content categoriesMetadata content.
Permitted content Text
Tag omission All tags required. Note that leaving off </title> should cause the browser to ignore the rest of the page.
Permitted parent elementsA {{ HTMLElement("head") }} element that contains no other {{ HTMLElement("title") }} element.
DOM interface {{domxref("HTMLTitleElement")}}

Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes.

Example

<title>Awesome page title</title>

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', 'semantics.html#the-title-element', '<title>')}}	{{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}}
{{SpecName('HTML5 W3C', 'document-metadata.html#the-title-element', '<title>')}}	{{Spec2('HTML5 W3C')}}
{{SpecName('HTML4.01', 'struct/global.html#h-7.4.2', '<title>')}}	{{Spec2('HTML4.01')}}

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	1.0	{{CompatGeckoDesktop(1)}}	1.0	1.0	1.0

Feature	Android	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	{{CompatVersionUnknown}}	{{CompatGeckoMobile(1)}}	{{CompatVersionUnknown}}	{{CompatVersionUnknown}}	{{CompatVersionUnknown}}

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<p id="Summary">{{HTMLRef}}</p>

<p>The <strong>HTML <code>&lt;title&gt;</code> element</strong> defines the title of the document, shown in a browser's title bar or on the page's tab. It can only contain text and any contained tags are not interpreted.</p>

<h2 id="Usage_context">Usage context</h2>

<ul class="htmlelt">
 <li><dfn><a href="/en-US/docs/HTML/Content_categories" title="HTML/Content_categories">Content categories</a></dfn>Metadata content.</li>
 <li><dfn>Permitted content</dfn> Text</li>
 <li><dfn>Tag omission</dfn> All tags required. Note that leaving off <code>&lt;/title&gt;</code> should cause the browser to ignore the rest of the page.</li>
 <li><dfn>Permitted parent elements</dfn>A {{ HTMLElement("head") }} element that contains no other {{ HTMLElement("title") }} element.</li>
 <li><dfn>DOM interface</dfn> {{domxref("HTMLTitleElement")}}</li>
</ul>

<h2 id="Attributes">Attributes</h2>

<p><span style="line-height:21px">This element only includes the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes" style="line-height: 21px;" title="HTML/Global attributes">global attributes</a><span style="line-height:21px">.</span></p>

<h2 id="Example">Example</h2>

<pre class="brush: html">
&lt;title&gt;Awesome page title&lt;/title&gt;
</pre>

<h2 id="Specifications" name="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

<table class="standard-table">
 <thead>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', 'semantics.html#the-title-element', '&lt;title&gt;')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}}</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML5 W3C', 'document-metadata.html#the-title-element', '&lt;title&gt;')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML5 W3C')}}</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML4.01', 'struct/global.html#h-7.4.2', '&lt;title&gt;')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML4.01')}}</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility" name="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<p>{{CompatibilityTable}}</p>

<div id="compat-desktop">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>1.0</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop(1)}}</td>
   <td>1.0</td>
   <td>1.0</td>
   <td>1.0</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<div id="compat-mobile">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>IE&nbsp;Phone</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile(1)}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

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