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Does doctype is really necessary at top of the html?

I've found that html works without having <!doctype html> at top of our document. Then what is the use of having it in our document.?

html doctype

2nd Dec 2017, 2:55 AM

VARUN KUMAR PADALA

6 Answers

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of course it works, but the DOCTYPE action is to tell the browser what version of HTML it is running in order to validate our document, so it is always recommended to include it look this: https://www.w3.org/wiki/Choosing_the_right_doctype_for_your_HTML_documents

2nd Dec 2017, 3:09 AM

Félix Icaza

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You can drop <body> or <html> too and the site will look fine. It's invalid HTML, but browsers will play nice and fill in the gaps. Always include it, it's just one line :P

2nd Dec 2017, 3:13 AM

Schindlabua