# Are \<html\> tags needed in templates?

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**Category:** Using Django\
**Created:** [January 9, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/are-html-tags-needed-in-templates/806 "2020-01-09T00:43:38Z")\
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Do I need to include the HTML \<!DOCTYPE\> and the root tags in django templates?  
In [the tutorial](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/intro/tutorial03/) it shows just the body’s content in the templates:

detail.html:

```auto
<h1>{{ question.question_text }}</h1>
<ul>
{% for choice in question.choice_set.all %}
    <li>{{ choice.choice_text }}</li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>

```

Is the “\<!doctype html\>” and “\<html\>\</html\>” omitted for brevity, or does django automatically add it?

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