HTML CSS examples for HTML Tag:meta
You use the name attribute to specify which type of metadata the element refers to, and the content attribute to provide a value.
The following table lists the predefined metadata types that you can use with the meta element.
| Metadata Name | Description |
|---|---|
| application name | The name of the web application that the current page is part of |
| author | The name of the author of the current page |
| description | A description of the current pag |
| generator | The name of the software that generated the page. |
| keywords | A set of comma-separated strings that describe the content of the pag |
In addition to the five predefined metadata names, you can use metadata extensions.
The robots metadata type is an example of an extension.
It can set how the document should be treated by search engines.
For example:
<meta name="robots" content="noindex">
The three values that most search engines will recognize are
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noindex | don't index this page |
| noarchive | don't create archives |
| nofollow | don't follow links from this page |
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