Will an html image tag execute in the head tag

Question

So a lead tracking company needs a link to fire and it was in the head tag...will it fire. ``` ```

Accepted Answer

It shouldn't. The spec says:

User agents do not generally render elements that appear in the HEAD as content.

See the spec

But browsers can do anything they want to.

Added:

It's a loose area in the spec. Eg a browser could:

- Render the element

- Ignore the element

- Load the image from its server but not render it

- Or something else

... and the browser would be compliant.

So see what your favorite browsers do and then use the info as you wish...

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