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Business SEO Basics Better SEO Through Code Title Tag and Meta Description

Posted by Katie O'Connell
Katie O'Connell
Courses Plus Student 23,728 Points

title

Is the title tag instead of the head tage

index.html 
<html>
<head>
  <title> Stars Wars Merchandise </title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
</head>
<body>
    <p>Star Wars Merchandise</p>
    <p>Boba Fett Shirts</p>
    <p>Available in white; sizes S-M-L-XL</p>
    <p>Darth Maul Hat</p>
    <p>Available in black or white at <a href="http://hats.com">Hats.com</a></p>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

The title tag should be placed inside the head tag. It can't be used as a replacement.

At a minimum, every document should have a head and a body, both inside the html (also known as the "root" element).

The code shown above has proper syntax.