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 ignored.
Content categories | Metadata content. |
---|---|
Permitted content | Text that is not inter-element whitespace |
Tag omission | Both opening and closing tags are required. Note that leaving off </title> should cause the browser to ignore the rest of the page |
Permitted parents | A <head> element that contains no other <title> element. |
Permitted ARIA roles | None |
DOM interface | HTMLTitleElement |
Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Example
<title>Awesome page title</title>
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
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HTML Living Standard The definition of '<title>' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML5 The definition of '<title>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | |
HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<title>' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 1 | Yes | 1 | 1 | Yes | 1 |
Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | IE mobile | Opera Android | iOS Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |