javascript - move to body tag? [duplicate]

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  •  29-04-2021
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Question

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Where is the best place to put <script> tags in HTML markup?

I read this article. Now I am wondering, should I move my Javascript links into the <body> tags rather than the <head> tags for better performance (if the script is not needed during run-time)?

If so, should I put it right after the opening <body> tag, or right before the closing </body> tag?

Does it really matter where I put the Javascript if all the code is used in a window.onload function?

Thank you!

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Solution

Before the close of the body — after the content.

One of the things that means is that any stray <script> tags with inline code that are scattered in the body cannot rely on external scripts. That can be a problem with some server-side templating systems that drop little blobs of code into the page. Sometimes those assume that something like jQuery or whatever are always included in the <head>.

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