HEAD

Description

The HEAD contains general information about the document.

None of the elements authorized to exist

in the contents of the HEAD are displayed;

the displayed material is found within the

Minimum Attributes

All Possible Attributes

<HEAD

LANG="..."

DIR=ltr|rtl>

</HEAD>

Elements Allowed Within...

Allowed In Content Of...

Variations

The HTML, HEAD, and BODY elements were introduced with

RFC 1866, and are currently optional, but are considered

Level 0 elements.

RFC 1866 recommends against permitting the NEXTID element in HEAD.

The LANG and DIR attributes are introduced with the

internationalization proposal.

Version 3 proposes the new elements of RANGE and STYLE

as allowed within a HEAD.

Sandia Requirements

The HTML, HEAD and BODY elements are required.