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	== About ==		== About ==

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Form

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== About ==

DOCTYPEs are required for legacy reasons. When omitted, browsers tend to use a different rendering mode that is incompatible with some specifications. Including the DOCTYPE in a document ensures that the browser makes a best-effort attempt at following the relevant specifications.

== Form ==

A DOCTYPE must consist of the following characters, in this order:

A U+003C LESS-THAN SIGN (<) character.
A U+0021 EXCLAMATION MARK (!) character.
A U+0044 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D or U+0064 LATIN SMALL LETTER D character.
A U+004F LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O or U+006F LATIN SMALL LETTER O character.
A U+0043 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C or U+0063 LATIN SMALL LETTER C character.
A U+0054 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T or U+0074 LATIN SMALL LETTER T character.
A U+0059 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y or U+0079 LATIN SMALL LETTER Y character.
A U+0050 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P or U+0070 LATIN SMALL LETTER P character.
A U+0045 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E or U+0065 LATIN SMALL LETTER E character.
One or more space characters.
A U+0048 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H or U+0068 LATIN SMALL LETTER H character.
A U+0054 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T or U+0074 LATIN SMALL LETTER T character.
A U+004D LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M or U+006D LATIN SMALL LETTER M character.
A U+004C LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L or U+006C LATIN SMALL LETTER L character.
Zero or more space characters.
A U+003E GREATER-THAN SIGN (>) character.

== Example ==

<pre><!DOCTYPE HTML></pre>

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	A U+003C LESS-THAN SIGN (<) character.		# A U+003C LESS-THAN SIGN (<) character.
	A U+0021 EXCLAMATION MARK (!) character.		# A U+0021 EXCLAMATION MARK (!) character.
	A U+0044 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D or U+0064 LATIN SMALL LETTER D character.		# A U+0044 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D or U+0064 LATIN SMALL LETTER D character.
	A U+004F LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O or U+006F LATIN SMALL LETTER O character.		# A U+004F LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O or U+006F LATIN SMALL LETTER O character.
	A U+0043 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C or U+0063 LATIN SMALL LETTER C character.		# A U+0043 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C or U+0063 LATIN SMALL LETTER C character.
	A U+0054 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T or U+0074 LATIN SMALL LETTER T character.		# A U+0054 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T or U+0074 LATIN SMALL LETTER T character.
	A U+0059 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y or U+0079 LATIN SMALL LETTER Y character.		# A U+0059 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y or U+0079 LATIN SMALL LETTER Y character.
	A U+0050 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P or U+0070 LATIN SMALL LETTER P character.		# A U+0050 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P or U+0070 LATIN SMALL LETTER P character.
	A U+0045 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E or U+0065 LATIN SMALL LETTER E character.		# A U+0045 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E or U+0065 LATIN SMALL LETTER E character.
	One or more space characters.		# One or more space characters.
	A U+0048 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H or U+0068 LATIN SMALL LETTER H character.		# A U+0048 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H or U+0068 LATIN SMALL LETTER H character.
	A U+0054 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T or U+0074 LATIN SMALL LETTER T character.		# A U+0054 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T or U+0074 LATIN SMALL LETTER T character.
	A U+004D LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M or U+006D LATIN SMALL LETTER M character.		# A U+004D LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M or U+006D LATIN SMALL LETTER M character.
	A U+004C LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L or U+006C LATIN SMALL LETTER L character.		# A U+004C LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L or U+006C LATIN SMALL LETTER L character.
	Zero or more space characters.		# Zero or more space characters.
	A U+003E GREATER-THAN SIGN (>) character.		# A U+003E GREATER-THAN SIGN (>) character.


	== Example ==		== Example ==

	<pre><!DOCTYPE HTML></pre>		<pre><!DOCTYPE HTML></pre>