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Template Tags/the title

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Description

Displays or returns the title of the current post. This tag must be within The Loop.

Usage

 <?php the_title( $before, $after, $display ); ?> 

Parameters

$before 
(string) Text to place before the title. Defaults to ''.
$after 
(string) Text to place after the title. Defaults to ''.
$display 
(Boolean) Display the title (TRUE) or return it for use in PHP (FALSE). Defaults to TRUE.

Example 

<?php the_title('<h3>', '</h3>'); ?>

Notes

Related

the_ID, the_title, the_title_attribute, single_post_title, the_title_rss, the_content, the_content_rss, the_excerpt, the_excerpt_rss, wp_link_pages, next_post_link, next_posts_link, previous_post_link, previous_posts_link, posts_nav_link, sticky_class, the_meta

See also index of Function Reference and index of Template Tags.
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