HTML <meta> Tag
In this tutorial, we will learn about meta tag in HTML with the help of examples.
<meta> Tag
Meta tag <meta> is used to define the metadata(information about data) of the HTML document.
Note : The <meta> tag is used inside the <head> tag.
Syntax
<meta />
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Meta Tag</title>
<meta name = "thisdata" content = "HTML, meta tag, metadata" />
</head>
<body>
<p>This is the example of meta tag.</p>
</body>
</html>Output
This is the example of meta tag.
Specific Attribute
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | author description keywords generator revised others |
It is used to give the name for the property |
| content | text | It defines meta information to be associated with http-equiv or name attribute |
| http-equiv | content-type expires refresh set-cookies |
It is used to connects the content attribute to an HTTP header |
| screme | text | It is used to defines a format to be used to interpret the value of the content attribute |
Global Attribute
Meta Tag support all the global attributes of HTML.
Event Attribute
Meta Tag support all the event attributes of HTML.
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