 The HTML tag serves as the root of an HTML document. This is because all other HTML elements are contained within the HTML tags, with the sole exception being the HTML doc type declaration. Pro tip. The HTML tag should always include the language attribute. This helps search engines deliver your website to the language group. In our case, we will add the EN value for English. Find a link to the full list of HTML language values in the description. Also remember to add the closing HTML tag as can be seen here. The head tag is the very first tag we will place within our HTML container. And we will discuss the head tag in our very next video. Burn to Learn is working to help you understand the changes in technology as they happen. Stay in the know. Subscribe today.