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Missing Doctype Declaration

DOCTYPE tells the browser to render in standards mode.

Impact on SEO

Missing doctype can trigger quirks mode and break SEO-critical layouts.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>

How to Fix

Start your HTML with <!DOCTYPE html>.

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