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File Header

<html>
<head>
<title>Page Title (which will displayed in application title bar)</title>
<meta name="description" content="This page is about . . .">
<meta name="keywords" content="keyword1, keyword2">
</head>

<html> is a binary tag that is placed at the beginning and end of a HTML file
<head> tag marks the of the HTML file header.
<title> the text in between the start and end title tags is displayed by most browsers in the application title bar.
<meta> commonly used to add a short description and/or keywords for search engine robots.

Finally, it's worth noting that many HTML editors include the "<!doctype" tag before the header. This tag defines the level of HTML compliance (whether you're writing HTML 1, 2 or 3, or using Netscape extensions).

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Web Page by Stephen Peter, S.Peter@unsw.edu.au last updated 21 July 96