base must appear before link and script Web Standard

Description

The base element must come before any link or script elements in the document.

Applicable standards

• HTML5

Change history

• 6.59 Dec 2025 Added to W3 validator in November 2025.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: W3cHtml5BaseOrder