Quick guide / reminder to help you to set up a title for a web page using HTML.
HTML title tag is used for: • Browser window / tab title • Bookmark name • Browser history entries • Google results • Twitter cards • etc.
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Add TITLE tag in HEAD section
To define the title of the page, just add the title tag inside the head section.
<title>My awesome title!</title>
Example in full HTML structure:
<html>
<head> <title>My awesome title!</title> </head>
<body> Here is the page's text... </body> </html>
HTML title tag allows up to 128 chars. But it is recommanded to keep it below 64 chars.
Use the title tag to define as much as possible the current page, and keep it simple!
Best practices for SEO for title tag:
• Include relevant keywords • Define an unique title for each page • Limit title lengh to 64 chars • Dont overuse special characters or emojis to stand out in search results, they will be filtered out by google