V5.0 Websitemeta

meta — The meta in a webpage head.

Synopsis

meta ::=

  • empty

Attributes

Common attributes.

Additional attributes:

  • content
  • Exactly one of:
    • http-equiv
    • name

Required attributes are shown in bold.

Description

The meta element represents an HTML meta element.

It’s likely that putting a meta element in the HTML namespace in the head is clearer.

Processing expectations

Rendered as a meta element in the HTML head.

Attributes

Common attributes.

content

The value of the metadata property

http-equiv

The name of the equivalent HTTP header

name

The name of the metadata property

See Also

Related elements: keywords, script, style.