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Do you need to HTML encode Title tags?

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Should you HTMLencode Title tags in the head section of an HTML page?

eg <title>This & That</title>

or <title>This &amp; That</title>

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mike nelson Avatar asked May 11 '11 02:05

mike nelson


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1 Answers

Yes you should use &amp; instead of & inside your <title> tag, same with any other tag in your HTML or XML document.

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Henry Avatar answered Sep 19 '22 10:09

Henry