{"id":13840,"date":"2021-01-19T22:34:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T06:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/?p=13840"},"modified":"2023-12-01T04:08:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:08:51","slug":"html-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/html-title\/","title":{"rendered":"HTML Title Tag: Step-by-Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The HTML <title> tag defines the title of a web page. This title appears in the tab bar on your browser and when you add a page to your bookmarks list. All web pages should contain a <title> tag.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When you\u2019re building a web page, you\u2019ll want to specify a title for that web page. For instance, say you\u2019re building a home page for a local bakery\u2019s website. You may want the name of the bakery to appear as the title of the web page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s where the <title><\/em> HTML tag comes in. The <title><\/em> tag defines the title of a document in HTML and is placed within the head section of a web page. This tutorial will discuss, with reference to an example, the importance of the <title><\/em> tag, and how you can use it in your code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HTML Head Refresher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In HTML, the <head><\/em> element is used to store heading elements. These elements provide additional information about a web page, such as the icon that should appear for the web page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together, the elements in the <head><\/em> section describe core information about a document. They can point the browser to the style sheets and scripts used in a document (if any are used).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HTML <title><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The HTML <title><\/em> tag is defines title of the document. This tag appears within the <head><\/em> tag. This tag should summarize the purpose of a web page. You only need to specify one <title> tag per page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s look at the syntax for this tag:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<head>\n\t<title>Home | Career Karma<\/title>\n<\/head><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
The <title> tag has both an opening and closing tag. Between these tags, we have written a title for a web page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The text in our <title> tag does not show up on the web page. This is because our <title> tag is enclosed in the <head> rather than the <body> tag on our web page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our above title is strong because it tells the user exactly what page they are viewing. We have also specified the site name which prevents confusion if a user has multiple tabs open in view with the title “Home”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your title should be clear, easy to read, and not too long. Consider the following examples of titles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n