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Difficulty: Beginner

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Providing a descriptive, succinct page title is important for accessibility. The page title (usually appearing at the very top of the browser window) is the first thing seen by sighted users, is the first thing read by screen readers, and is used by people and search engines to determine the content of the page. Because the page title is read on each page, it should be short (generally no more than a few words). The site name and other information may be included in the page title if it is succinct and informative (e.g., “Acme, Inc.: Order Form”

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