response.write title of the page

when i do this <title><%=PageTitle%></title> and then view source of the page in a browser the title looks like this:
 <title>
      Some title
</title>

basically a lot of white space is inserted on each end and title itself is on a new line, i tried to fix it by doing this in the <head><%=PageTitle%></head> section, but when i do this i get two titles
<title>some title</title> <--- my title
<title></title> and this title is added by a browser probably, i think it detects that there is no <title> tag and just adds it to a page

i don't think that it should be a problem for SEO to remove white space, new line and parse out my title but still i want it to be neat ...
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ppittleConnect With a Mentor Commented:
TransBind,

Well this doesn't let you set the Page Title Declaratively, have you tried setting it in Code-Behind using the Page.Title property?  

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.page.title(VS.80).aspx
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TransBindAuthor Commented:
if i erase title tags and integrate below code, my title looks like this:
<title>
      some title
</title>

I am starting to think that .net defaults title of the page to separate line - it is a default behavior. I always thought it should be <title>some title</title> - no white space, or new lines ...

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   Page.Title = "some title";
}

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ppittleCommented:
One other you might try is adding the runat attribute to the title tag:
<title runat="server"><%=PageTitle%></title>

That might change how the Page is rendered and the HTML markup that results.  Otherwise, I can't think of a good work around.  .NET has been known for spitting out markup that isn't the prettiest and doesn't always meet certain standards.  Unfortunatly, there's really not a whole lot that can be done about it.

PJ
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havj123Connect With a Mentor Commented:
In the HEAD section of the ASP.NET page (.aspx) define the title as a server side control:

... and in the code-behind (.aspx.vb) or inline code, define ...

Protected PageTitle As New HtmlGenericControl

... and set the title from anywhere in the code as ...

Me.PageTitle.InnerText = "Hello World"
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TransBindAuthor Commented:
the reason it was creating extra white space / new line characters is because i had <head runat="server">
when i changed it to just <head> .net stopped appending white space / new line to a title. In fact it doesn't really matter how you set your title, even if it is as simple as
<head runat="server"><title>some title</title></head>
this will create white space / new line characters but if u do
<head><title>some title</title></head> it will be fine ...

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