Re: This page validates without a <body> tag!! from Jim Correia on 2001-08-20 (www-validator@w3.org from August 2001)

From: Jim Correia <correia@barebones.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 22:40:43 -0400
To: www-validator@w3.org
Message-ID: <auto-000001185730@barebones.com>

On Thursday, August 16, 2001, at 06:43 PM, Drew Ronneberg wrote:

> This page will validate as HTML 4.01 strict or transitional even though
> it doesn't have a <body> tag.
>
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>Test</title>
> </head>
> <h3>Test</h3>
> </body>
> </html>

The opening and closing tag for the body element are optional when they 
can be inferred from the context.  Your page *is* valid.

Jim

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