meta (HTML5)

Specifies general high-level information about a document.

Properties & Events

KeyDescriptionAvailability
charsetThis attribute declares the character encoding used of the page.
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contentHigh-level meta description of the contents of the document.
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dirDirection of the element text.
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http-equivSets an HTTP response header for the value in the content attribute.
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idUnique identifier for the element.
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langLanguage code for the content of the element.
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nameUnique name identifier for the element.
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schemeSpecifies the scheme for the value of the content attribute.
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Examples having uses of: 'meta'

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HTML keyword & description

The <meta> tag provides metadata about the HTML document. Metadata will not be displayed on the page, but will be machine parsable.
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HTML Expires

Use the meta tag to make the cache for your web page expire. If you are looking for a way to stop Google from caching your site, the Meta Expires tag will not do this for you. To stop Google to caching your site use following meta tag: <meta http-equiv="cache-control" content="no-cache">
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HTML Refresh

Above shows refreshing webgrid's home page every 30 seconds. A quick refresh may be necessary for news, stocks, or any other time-sensitive information.
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Complete Web Page Example

The HTML head Element The head element is a container for all the head elements. Elements inside <head> can include scripts, instruct the browser where to find style sheets, provide meta information, and more. The following tags can be added to the head section: <title>, <base>, <link>, <meta>, <script>, and <style>.
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HTML Revised

The revised meta tag records when the last update was done to the site.