Does javascript have to be in the head tags?

Question

I believe javascript can be anywhere (almost), but I almost always see it in between . I am using jquery and wanted to know if it has

Answer 1

In some cases, yes the script may not work if its in the wrong location. Some JavaScript needs to be executed after a specific HTML element, others need to be exactly where you want your script output to show, others should be in the head of the document. It really depends on how the code is written. If you are not sure, you should execute your code on window.load or DOMready: http://www.javascriptkit.com/dhtmltutors/domready.shtml