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HTML Meta
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The <meta> tag describes the metadata about the page.
Metadata is information about data, and it is not displayed on the webpage but rather parsed by browsers, search engines, and other web services.
Metadata - Data about data
Meta data is the data about another data.
<meta> tag is usually used to specify character set, keywords, author of the document, page descriptions, and viewport settings.
<meta> tag can be used multiple times, and must be inside <head> tag.
The information in <meta> tag are used by browsers, search engine, or other web services.
Metadata is not displayed on the page.
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="author" content="w3context Team">
<meta name="description" content="Online tutorials">
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Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<!-- Example: Meta Tag -->
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="author" content="w3context Team">
<meta name="description" content="Online tutorials">
</head>
<body>
<h1>Example meta tag.</h1>
<h2>The meta information are used by browsers, search engine, or other web services.</h2>
<p>Metadata is not displayed on the page.</p>
</body>
</html>
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