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HTML HTML Basics Getting Started with HTML Intro to HTML Review

what instructs the browser which version of html we are using?

Do the browser function/view changes according to the html version?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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The doctype declaration tells the browser what version of HTML is used in the document. Depending on the browser, this might make a difference to how the content is displayed.

Doctype Decleration