The element
type: TechArticle
description: Every HTML document must have exactly one non-empty element inside . It names the page for browsers, search engines, screen readers, social previews, and AI agents. It is not the same thing as the page's .
language: en
is part of: Web Specification Studio
author: Web Specification Studio
publisher: Web Specification Studio
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
date modified: 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
citation: HTML Living Standard — The title element
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: WHATWG
citation: MDN — : The Document Title element
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: MDN
citation: WCAG 2.4.2 — Page Titled (Level A)
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: W3C
citation: Google — Influencing your title links in search results
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: Google Search Central

Web Specification Studio
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Web Specification Studio
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breadcrumb
type: BreadcrumbList
item list element: Home
  type: ListItem
  position: 1
  item: https://webspecification.com/
item list element: Spec
  type: ListItem
  position: 2
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/
item list element: Foundations
  type: ListItem
  position: 3
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/foundations/
item list element: The element
  type: ListItem
  position: 4
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/foundations/title/