<!DOCTYPE html> <!-- this is NOT an element, it is the document type definition --> <html lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <!-- above is the root element of an HTML document, and (in strict-style) all content should be nested within it; we ADDED the lang and xmlns attributes shown to allow for at-least-partial strict-style validation --> <head> <!-- contains general info about the document --> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <!-- also adding to allow strict-style validation --> <title> My First HTML page </title> </head> <body> <!-- document's content --> <p> I am a paragraph </p> </body> </html>