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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Donna Shorter
Donna Shorter
568 Points
Posted by Donna Shorter
Donna Shorter
568 Points

What is a root document!!

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index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head> </head >
    <title> Event Planner </title>
      <body>
        <h1>Donna Shorter </h1>
    </body>  
</html>
Steve Brewer
Steve Brewer
15,030 Points
Steve Brewer
Steve Brewer
15,030 Points

It's just the html tag, they mean it's the starting point of the document itself:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

</html>

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

I believe you mean root document root, or root element.

:point_right: In HTML, the root element is always the html element. This is the area enclosed by the <html> tags.

Donna Shorter
Donna Shorter
568 Points
Donna Shorter
Donna Shorter
568 Points

Thank you for breaking down the meaning of root element.