- In HTML document meta tags used to define metadata.
- Metadata store information about data
- Meta tag always written inside head tag
- Meta data not display on the web page.
- Meta data used by browser.
Attributes of meta tags
charset |
character_set | Specifies the character encoding for the HTML document |
content | text | Specifies the value associated with the http-equiv or name attribute |
http-equiv |
content-security-policy
content-type
default-style
refresh
|
Provides an HTTP header for the information/value of the content attribute |
name |
application-name
author
description
generator
keywords
viewport
|
Specifies a name for the metadata |
For Examples
It define the keywords of the content for search engines .
<meta name="keywords" content="HTML, CSS, JavaScript , PHP , LARAVEL">
It define a description of your content .
<meta name="description" content="teknowize is a free learning platform">
It define the author of your page content .
<meta name="author" content="sumit dey">
It refresh your page in every specified seconds .
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="30">
It is use to make your website look good on all type of devices .
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">