What Does Head Do?

The <head> element is a container for metadata (data about data) and is placed between the <html> tag and the <body> tag. HTML metadata is data about the HTML document. Metadata is not displayed. Metadata typically define the document title, character set, styles, links, scripts, and other meta information.

What is the purpose of Head?

Function of the Head

The head typically serves as the information processing center of the animal. Information from the sense organs and the body is relayed to the brain, which is the nerve center found in the heads of complex life forms.

What does head do in HTML?

The <head> tag in HTML is used to define the head portion of the document which contains information related to the document. The <head> tag contains other head elements such as <title>, <meta>, <link>, <style> <link> etc.

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