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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) Adding a New Web Page Set up an HTML Document

Posted by Sufiyaan Haroon
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Sufiyaan Haroon
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 9,558 Points

Does the "<!doctype html>" have to be capital

Does it have to be in capital letters?

2 Answers

Jonathan Dewitt
Jonathan Dewitt
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With HTML5, the standard formatting for a DOCTYPE is <!DOCTYPE html> However, as Alex Ker has pointed out, it is not case-sensitive.

Sufiyaan Haroon
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Sufiyaan Haroon
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 9,558 Points

thx

Alex Ker
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Alex Ker
Courses Plus Student 2,281 Points
Alex Ker
Alex Ker
Courses Plus Student 2,281 Points

It is ASCII case-insensitive according to W3 HTML specifications.