<!DOCTYPE html> <!-- the document type definition,
                     NOT actually an element;
                     it should be the FIRST THING in
                     your HTML5 file!!!!!!! -->

<html>
    <head>
        <!-- general information about the page -->

        <!-- MOST of this is not displayed, although
             the page title (the title element) is
             displayed in the browser tab when this
             page is displayed -->

        <title> my first HTML5 page </title>
    </head>

    <body>
        <!-- generally holds the contents of the document
            (probably to be displayed) -->

        <!-- there are 6 levels of headings -->

        <h1> Document top-level heading </h1>

        <p> Document text goes here -- ALL document
            text MUST be within an appropriate element
            for well-structured HTML5 
        </p>

    </body>
</html>