HTML 5 <meta> tag

Definition and Usage

The <meta> element provides meta-information about your page, such as descriptions and keywords for search engines and refresh rates.

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML 5

The scheme attribute is no loinger supported in HTML 5

HTML 5 has a new attribute, charset, which makes it easier to define charset.
In HTML 4.01 you would have to write:
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
but in HTML 5 it is enough to write:
<meta charset="ISO-8859-1">

Tips and Notes

Note: The <meta> tag always goes inside the head element.

Note: Metadata is always passed as name/value pairs.

Note: One, and not more, of these attributes must be defined: charset, http-equiv, name.

Note: The content attribute MUST be defined if the name or the http-equiv attribute is defined. if none of these are defined, the content attribute CANNOT be defined.

Examples

Attributes

• 4: indicates if the attribute is defined in HTML 4.01
• 5: indicates if the attribute is defined in HTML 5

Standard Attributes

Try-It-Yourself Demos

Document description
Information inside a meta element describes the document.

Document keywords
Information inside a meta element describes the document's keywords.

Redirect a user
This example demonstrates how to redirect a user if your site address has changed.

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