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Smallest HTML5 File
<!DOCTYPE html>
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MaXFalstein commented Nov 11, 2017

<html></html>

The smallest valid HTML4 file
This is not valid in HTML5


<!DOCTYPE html>

The smallest valid HTML5 file
Interestingly, <html></html> is not required for a valid HTML5 file
Only <!DOCTYPE html is required

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en"></html>

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