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HTML <meta> content Attribute

HTML meta Tag Reference HTML <meta> tag

Example

Describe metadata within an HTML document:

<head>
<meta name="description" content="Free Web tutorials" />
<meta name="keywords" content="HTML,CSS,XML,JavaScript" />
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" />
</head>

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Definition and Usage

The required content attribute specifies the content of the meta information.

The value of the content attribute depends on the value of the name or http-equiv attribute.


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The content attribute is supported in all major browsers.


Syntax

<meta content="value" />

Attribute Values

Value Description
text The content of the meta information


HTML meta Tag Reference HTML <meta> tag

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