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Tags required for a website to function correctly. They are the bare minimum required to make a website work and be accessible to all users.
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<html lang="en">
<meta charset="charset" content="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
</html>Recommendations
- Always set a lang attributeThe lang attribute tells the browser what language the page is written in. This is important for screen readers and search engines.
- Use UTF-8 for character encodingAlways use UTF-8 for character encoding. This ensures that your website can display characters from all languages.
Explanation
The HTML lang attribute is important for accessibility and i18n.
<html lang="en">
</html>Setting a lang attribute to English.
charset
charset
Defines the character encoding standard for the HTML document. Character encoding is essential for rendering text correctly in browsers.
<meta charset="charset" content="UTF-8">Declares UTF-8 as the character encoding for the HTML document, supporting most characters and symbols in use today.
viewport
name
Defines how a website is displayed on mobile devices, influencing its width, scale, and initial zoom level. It is essential for creating responsive designs that adapt to various screen sizes.
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">Ensures the page uses the device’s width as the viewport width and starts with a 1:1 zoom level.
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