!DOCTYPE Element
Specifies the HTML document type definition (DTD) to which the document corresponds.
Remarks
Different versions of the DTD can be used depending on the level of compatibility the author wants to indicate.
The !DOCTYPE element does not require a closing tag.
This element is available in HTML as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 3.0.
Example
The first example uses the !DOCTYPE element to indicate compatibility with the HTML 3.2 DTD, while the second uses it to indicate a strict adherence to the HTML 4.0 DTD.
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Strict//EN">
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