Error element head is missing a required instance of child element title

Guide describing the HTML issue detected by the W3C Validator: Element “head” is missing a required instance of child element “title”.
  • head

  • title

The <head> section of an HTML document contains metadata about the document, and as a minimum it must include a <title> tag defining the document title.

Common causes for this issue are forgetting to define the <title>, or duplicated <head> sections where one of them does not include the title.

Here’s an example of a minimal HTML document including the title:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Don't panic! This is the title</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p></p>
  </body>
</html>

Related W3C validator issues

The <title> element, used to define the document’s title, is required and must not be empty.

Example:

<html>
  <head>
    <title>Automated Website Validator</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>...</p>
  </body>
</html>

<meta> tags, used for defining metadata about HTML documents, must appear within the <head>…</head> section, but it has been found out of place. Check the document structure to ensure there are no <meta> tags outside the head section.

A common cause of this issue is having a duplicated, out of place <head>…</head> section. Ensure that this section appears in its proper place and is the only container for <meta> tags.

A <head> start tag has been found in an unexpected place in the document structure. Check that the <head> section appears before the <body> section, and that is not duplicated.

The <head> section of an HTML document is the container of metadata about the document, and must appear before the <body> section. A common cause of this issue is duplicated <head> sections.

Here is an example of a minimal HTML document structure:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Test</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p></p>
  </body>
</html>

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SSharma

post Oct 28 2014, 11:19 AM

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Hi guys,
M new to this validation process nd just trying to validate my single webpage coding.. nd getting these errors

HTML5 Validator Error ✉
Line 7, column 1: Non-space characters found without seeing a doctype first. Expected <!DOCTYPE html>.
Line 7, column 1: Element head is missing a required instance of child element title.
Line 8, column 15: Stray doctype.
<!DOCTYPE html>
Line 9, column 53: Stray start tag html.
<html lang=»en» xmlns=»http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml»>
Line 9, column 53: Cannot recover after last error. Any further errors will be ignored.
<html lang=»en» xmlns=»http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml»>
part of coding is as follows-

@{
Layout = null;
ViewBag.Title = «Login»;
}

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang=»en» xmlns=»http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml»>

<head>

<meta charset=»utf-8″>
<meta name=»viewport» content=»width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>

Can nyone help me in resolving dese errors… ????

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post Oct 28 2014, 11:30 AM

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The basic principle of dealing with errors like this is that if you can’t see what anything else means, just clear the *1st* problem. I think you have space characters before the <? that starts everything off. So remove them, and see what happens.

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post Oct 28 2014, 05:11 PM

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The basic set-up of an HTML 5 page looks like this (created with a single keystroke in BBEdit (Mac only))

CODE

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang=»en»>
<head>
    <meta charset=»utf-8″ />
    <title>Untitled</title>
</head>
<body>

</body>
</html>

I’m not sure why a xmlns attribute is used on the html element.
Post the url to your page, so we can a better and further look.

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post Oct 29 2014, 10:19 AM

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yess…u r rite…thanks fr d help

QUOTE(Frederiek @ Oct 28 2014, 06:11 PM) *

The basic set-up of an HTML 5 page looks like this (created with a single keystroke in BBEdit (Mac only))

CODE

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang=»en»>
<head>
    <meta charset=»utf-8″ />
    <title>Untitled</title>
</head>
<body>

</body>
</html>

I’m not sure why a xmlns attribute is used on the html element.
Post the url to your page, so we can a better and further look.

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You’re welcome.

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Hello, I am using WordPress and Installed Generatepress theme
After Checking my Url to validator w3 I got the following error message-

1.Non-space characters found without seeing a doctype first. Expected <!DOCTYPE html>.
2.Element head is missing a required instance of child element title

And Also My Site Layout Is break only in Home Page, Rest of my blog pages and posts are looking fine.

Please Help Me. sad.gif
Please check my blog — www.24freejobalert.com

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I get a lot of errors, but not the ones you ask about. Is that maybe for a sub page rather than the one you linked to? Did you use the w3c validator or something else?

https://validator.w3.org/nu/?doc=https%3A%2…;showsource=yes

Also, in the future please start a new thread for your question. This thread is 6 years old and it’s easier to find stuff it there is a dedicated thread for each issue. smile.gif

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Hi am validating my HTML code through w3c validator. But it is showing an error Element head is missing a required instance of child element title.

URL is
http://nitansh.fwd.wf/article/travel/best-all-inclusive-resorts-for-romance/3189783/

while title is Present in the head of the html body

<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>      Best all-inclusive resorts for romance- NowU
</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/styles.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/video-js.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" media="print" href="/static/css/print.css">
  <!-- HTML5 Shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
  <!-- WARNING: Respond.js doesn't work if you view the page via file:// -->
  <!--[if lt IE 9]>
 <script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/libs/html5shiv/3.7.0/html5shiv.js">
 </script>
 <script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/libs/respond.js/1.4.2/respond.min.js">
 </script>
 <![endif]-->
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/socialsharing.css">
 <link rel="canonical" href="/article/travel/best-all-inclusive-resorts-for-romance/3189783/">




  <meta name="description" content="Whether for a honeymoon, anniversary, or private escape, these resorts fit the romantic bill.">
  <meta property="og:description" content="Whether for a honeymoon, anniversary, or private escape, these resorts fit the romantic bill.">


  <meta name="twitter:card" value="Whether for a honeymoon, anniversary, or private escape, these resorts fit the romantic bill.">



  <meta property="og:title" content="Best all-inclusive resorts for romance">


  <meta property="og:type" content="article">


  <meta property="og:url" content="http://nitansh.fwd.wf/article/travel/best-all-inclusive-resorts-for-romance/3189783/">


  <meta property="og:image" content="http://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2013/06/18/1371593281000-Earlyne-s-luggage-1306181810_3_4.jpg"></head>

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Код не проходит валидацию

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код вроде стандартный

HTML5
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
.........
........
</body>
</html>

но валидатор мне выдает

HTML5
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Error found while checking this document as HTML 4.01 Transitional!
Result:     1 Error, 2 warning(s)

Подскажите в чем может быть проблема?

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Вы используете доктайп html5, а в валидаторе указали HTML 4.01 Transitional



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Вы используете доктайп html5, а в валидаторе указали HTML 4.01 Transitional

думал оно автоматом должно определять, в общем установил на хтмл5, теперь мне такую ошибку выкинуло

HTML5
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Error: End of file seen without seeing a doctype first. Expected <!DOCTYPE html>.

ну как бы в переводе мне говорят что не видно доктайпа в начале, не совсем понял что он меня хотят, в начале же указано <!DOCTYPE html> то есть тип документа хтмл… или я не так понимаю?



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Откройте заново валидатор, укажите html5 или автоматическое распознавание, и скормите валидатору ваш код. Кроме отсутствия title, ему больше нет на что ругаться.



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Откройте заново валидатор, укажите html5 или автоматическое распознавание, и скормите валидатору ваш код. Кроме отсутствия title, ему больше нет на что ругаться.

открыл заново все указал сначала хтмл5 и кодировку, но все равно также, кстати на тайтл тоже ругается хоть он у меня есть

HTML5
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Error: End of file seen without seeing a doctype first. Expected <!DOCTYPE html>.
Error: Element head is missing a required instance of child element title.
HTML5
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<title>Test</title>
</head>
<body>
.........
........
</body>
</html>

У меня нет доменного имени может из-за этого?



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Как вы проверяете?

Код не проходит валидацию



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Как вы проверяете?

Дошло наконец то, я для того чтобы ненароком никто левый не зашел на сервер поставил

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if($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']!='...............') exit();

валидатор то тоже получается не попадал, мда бывает редко но метко…



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